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Violence flares up again between loyalists and republicans

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Belfast has been shaken by violence since Sunday, as tensions between loyalists and republicans in Northern Ireland come to a head. 300 republicans took part in a traditional parade on Sunday, in an area where loyalists had been barred from doing the same. Such marches are a large part of Northern Irish culture and represent the divisions and bloody history between communities: republicans, who want Northern Ireland to be governed by Dublin, and loyalists, who support the British crown.

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We Feel Your Pain In America

by Anonyme - 07/09/2012 - 00:43

An arch-bishop in San Francisco named (Corlileone) was just appointed almost directly by the Vatican in the United States after getting a DUI. White Roman Catholics in the U.S. feel like Jake Olsen (http://www.comicvine.com/jake-olsen/29-12312/). Perhaps, after the Notre Dame - Navy game in Dublin there would be understandings taken under place involving both the Anglican and Roman Catholic Church. Unfortunately, at the moment, if you are a white roman catholic concerned about eye level you are basically a Disney Movie like "ParaNorman." If blow-back is correct, after 1764 there was a big deal in Europe from 1918 - 1945. Same thing in the United States from 1776 - 1865. Apparently, Episcopal is the new "White Roman Catholic" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Church_(United_States), if China doesn't get its act together. No wonder no one can actually hit someone!

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