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Monday, 9 April 2012

An Cháisc/Easter

A few weeks ago I visited The Rock of Dunamase, an old fort in County Laois. Right beside the thousand year old ruined Castle /Dún is a small Protestant church, made of granite, simple and beautiful, surrounded by the graves of people who lived and died in this beautiful, quiet part of County Laois. And it makes me think ... of how religion which can bring so much comfort to us on our (short) journey through this world can also bring division and hatred towards other human beings. And I ask why a church was bombed in Nigeria this weekend as Christians celebrated Easter?
Posted by Blogaire at 04:06

1 comment:

Valerie said...

I remember when churches were considered by all to be sacred places, even in wartime the churches were left alone. People went there for safety as well as to pray. When did it all start to go wrong, I wonder?

I see your captchas have become clearer - the heart or oval shaped blog has disappeared.

9 April 2012 at 11:19

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