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LeftishBrit

(41,303 posts) Sun Sep 1, 2024, 07:09 PM Sep 1

The new MP more extreme than Nigel Farage who wants creationism taught in schools

It was the earth-shattering general election result that the majority of the nation failed to notice. As most eyes were on Labour’s landslide and the toppling of Conservative big beasts such as Liz Truss and Jacob Rees-Mogg, there was an equally seismic political event going on across the Irish Sea.....

The Democratic Unionist Party’s Ian Paisley Jr, the son of one of the largest political figures in Northern Irish history was ejected by the electorate and replaced by a man who some argue is now one of the most extreme MPs in Parliament...

Indeed, his opinions on social issues and the environment position him closer to the Trump-backing religious right than to Farage.

While there are some MPs that agree with Allister’s pro-life opinions on abortion, his anti net zero stance on the environment and even on how life on earth was created, there are few, if any, that agree with his views on all three issues.

Much more at link:

https://inews.co.uk/news/the-new-mp-more-extreme-than-nigel-farage-who-wants-creationism-taught-in-schools-3245506

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The new MP more extreme than Nigel Farage who wants creationism taught in schools (Original Post) LeftishBrit Sep 1 OP

So, did this crap ideology jump across the Atlantic from America or vise versa? sinkingfeeling Sep 1 #1

The other way round T_i_B Sep 2 #2

In the case of Northern Ireland, it's homegrown and longstanding LeftishBrit Sep 2 #3

Interestingly.... T_i_B Sep 4 #4

sinkingfeeling

(52,985 posts)

1. So, did this crap ideology jump across the Atlantic from America or vise versa?

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 07:34 PM

Sep 1

T_i_B

(14,800 posts)

2. The other way round

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 2, 2024, 12:47 AM

Sep 2

The current trend on the religious right of "Christian Nationalism" stems from our Calvinist friends rediscovering the history of their tradition. Which folk in Northern Ireland tend to be already fairly familiar with.

LeftishBrit

(41,303 posts)

3. In the case of Northern Ireland, it's homegrown and longstanding

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 2, 2024, 05:34 PM

Sep 2

I thought no one could be more of a Christian-Right nut than Paisley or his late father; but it seems that I was wrong,

T_i_B

(14,800 posts)

4. Interestingly....

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 4, 2024, 02:26 PM

Sep 4

The article says that Jim Allister is a member of Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, which is the denomination founded by non other than Ian Paisley senior!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Presbyterian_Church_of_Ulster

And we've also had DUP politicians like Edwin Poots who have very similar views indeed to Jim Allister.

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