Summary
THE Rev Dr Ian Kyle Paisley MP has a reputation for fierceness. He has denounced the Pope, has said "No" to so many changes and modernisations that he was dubbed "Dr No", and has used Biblical language of fire and brimstone against his adversaries since first appearing on the public scene in the 1950s.
And yet Paisley, in person, seems a cordial old party, throwing his head back as he laughs. The preacher who was once said to affirm the view that women should keep silent in church is inseparable from his wife, Eileen, always addressed as "Mammy", and obediently goes where Mammy leads in the corridors of Westminster, where she was elevated to the Lords as Baroness Paisley in 2006.See the full content of this document
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A Protestant Lion in Winter ; Interview
At 82, how does "Big Ian" look back on his life? Very happily.
"Life is a teaching experience.And sometimes we're amiss in taking the lessons. But the lessons go on."He feels very well. "You could reverse my age and make it 28!"He has "marvellous health", he says, and "when the young...See the full content of this document
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