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New Presbyterian Church Building

  • 08-09-2012 6:13pm
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    PDN
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    This afternoon I attended the opening of the new Presbyterian Church building in Drogheda, County Louth.

    There have been Presbyterians in Drogheda since the 17th Century, and they were suppressed under the Penal Laws. For 190 years they have worshipped in Palace Street, but growth in recent years has required the construction of a much larger new building on the South side of the town.

    It's good to see Christian congregations expanding.


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  • #2
    lmaopml
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    PDN wrote: »
    This afternoon I attended the opening of the new Presbyterian Church building in Drogheda, County Louth.

    There have been Presbyterians in Drogheda since the 17th Century, and they were suppressed under the Penal Laws. For 190 years they have worshipped in Palace Street, but growth in recent years has required the construction of a much larger new building on the South side of the town.

    It's good to see Christian congregations expanding.

    It's so very true that the Presbyterians fell under Penal Law, they helped us too - and I'm really happy for them that they have a house of worship - and freedom to do so.


  • #3
    Tim Robbins
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    PDN wrote: »
    This afternoon I attended the opening of the new Presbyterian Church building in Drogheda, County Louth.

    There have been Presbyterians in Drogheda since the 17th Century, and they were suppressed under the Penal Laws. For 190 years they have worshipped in Palace Street, but growth in recent years has required the construction of a much larger new building on the South side of the town.

    It's good to see Christian congregations expanding.

    They were surpressed but not nearly as much as RC's were.


  • #4
    lmaopml
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    Tim Robbins wrote: »
    They were surpressed but not nearly as much as RC's were.

    Very many Protestants kept their lips sealed and their eyes closed, and even provided a safe house for a Priest who was being hunted down by 'Priest Hunters' as they were called funnily enough..they didn't agree with the laws anymore than Catholics abided by them obviously - In fact, there is a story about a Protestant Magistrate who took a Priests garb off him and dressed in them running the opposit direction, while letting the Priest and congregation have the time to find safety - and faced a fellow Magistrate when he was handed over - Very many did not agree with Penal Law - you don't forget those things easily, no more than you write off how religious freedom is a weighty matter.


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    PDN
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    Tim Robbins wrote: »
    They were surpressed but not nearly as much as RC's were.

    Actually, at one time in Drogheda Roman Catholics were permitted to meet in a designated place of worship but Presbyterians were not. Then again, I didn't see a Presbyterian martyr's head anywhere on display on Saturday.

    Anyhow, I think you're missing the point. This thread is to celebrate the opening of a new church building, not for an atheist troll to try to provoke an argument about which set of Christians were treated the worst. Get back under your bridge, Tim.


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