The Troubles Single

2021/4/18

Undeceptions with John Dickson

John Dickson

John Dickson: 本期节目探讨了北爱尔兰冲突（The Troubles）的成因和结束，以及宗教在其中扮演的角色。Dickson 认为，将冲突简单归结为宗教冲突是不准确的。虽然宗教因素为冲突奠定了基础，但冲突的本质是民族主义和政治冲突，天主教徒和新教徒的身份标签演变为政治身份认同，即爱尔兰民族主义者和英国保皇派。他指出，冲突期间的壁画和《耶稣受难日协议》都鲜有宗教元素，更多的是政治和部落色彩。Dickson 还提到，教宗约翰·保罗二世的和平呼吁和神父亚历克·里德在促成和平进程中的作用，进一步说明了冲突并非单纯的宗教战争。 John Paul II: 教宗约翰·保罗二世在1979年访问爱尔兰期间，明确指出北爱尔兰冲突并非宗教战争，而是暴力行为。他呼吁冲突各方停止暴力，寻求和平与宽恕。

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John Dickson discusses the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and questions whether the Troubles were truly a religious conflict or more about nationalist and loyalist disputes over land.

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Critics of Christianity have often pointed to The Troubles in Northern Ireland as proof that, "Religion ruins everything."

But how accurate is the statement? How accurate is it to even label The Troubles a religious conflict?

John Dickson shares a chapter of his upcoming book, Bullies And Saints, on how the Troubles got started and how Christianity helped to bring them to an end.Click here to order a copy of John Dickson's Bullies and Saints).

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