tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post8206955790101509502..comments2023-09-10T07:58:32.464-07:00Comments on Nelson's View: A Shared and Better Future (2)Nelson McCausland MLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post-44670402991679040812009-11-17T11:00:03.601-08:002009-11-17T11:00:03.601-08:00It is rather difficult to provide a precis of a bo...It is rather difficult to provide a precis of a booklet which explores the historical Patrick, his mission and his message. However I intend to bring out a revised and somewhat expanded version next year. One of the main aims was to address some of the myths about Patrick. I believe that dispelling myths and recovering the truth contributes to a 'shared and better future'.Nelson McCausland MLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post-16719711036268291492009-11-17T06:35:52.159-08:002009-11-17T06:35:52.159-08:00Speaking of cultural diversity and mutual toleranc...Speaking of cultural diversity and mutual tolerance, I am very interested in the Minister’s booklet ‘Patrick, Apostle of Ulster.’ Despite trying several libraries, including at Queen’s University, I have unfortunately been unable to obtain a copy. Would Mr McCausland be so kind as to give a quick précis of the work, particularly in relation to tolerance and diversity?David Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302806745543934315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post-45686871174802372622009-11-17T00:52:43.704-08:002009-11-17T00:52:43.704-08:00People like me are doubtless a "write-off&quo...People like me are doubtless a "write-off" as far as some are concerned. In a sense, I am quite intransigent in my views about NI. I'd be quite content for the Province to be like a "Little England" (unrealistic or idealistic, of course); and I still resent the terminology and views of committed Irish Nationalists. I feel they don't really accept our position in the UK - why do they persist in referring to the term "Britain" as if we aren't part of Britain? I suppose they resent the way I would talk about "the Irish".<br><br>I've even stopped watching local TV - I watch BBC1 & BBC2 London, and ITV London instead (I hate Irish ads!). I get local news from the Internet.<br><br>So my views of inclusion, interdependence and Hume's "shared future" are reactionary, still, I'm afraid.Timothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.com