Holy War in the Islands As Religious Rivals Refuse to Turn the Other Cheek Over Christian Mp Controversial Columnist and Former Songwriter at Loggerheads Over Seat
Sunday Herald › October 05, 2009
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IT'S the kind of story made for the movies. It began with heretical Sunday ferry sailings to the Western Isles and has now metamorphosed into a row which is pitting a Daily Mail columnist and Christian campaigner against a former pop songwriter turned fundamentalist politician and preacher.
But the battle for the soul of the remote Western Isles is anything but Christian, as bitterness grows on both sides.See the full content of this document
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Holy War in the Islands As Religious Rivals Refuse to Turn the Other Cheek Over Christian Mp Controversial Columnist and Former Songwriter at Loggerheads Over Seat
The roots of the battle lie in the decision to run Sunday ferries to Stornoway and Lewis, which outraged Christian islanders. Ironically, it has also turned religious figures against each other.
On one side there's...See the full content of this document
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