With the liberalisation of abortion laws, the light of Christianity in NI has been snuffed out

BOTH communities in Ulster are very attached to dates, but October 22 of this year will live on in infamy and be no cause for celebration.

The light of Christianity that has burned so brightly and so fiercely in Ulster for centuries has finally gone out.

Make no mistake: this is not just about same-sex marriage and abortion; it marks a turning-point in our relationship with God and the word of God.

As a nation, we can no longer keep up that pretence.

That light, in so many ways, has been growing dim for some considerable time, even in our churches.

Yet, when we should assume some measure of responsibility, it doesn’t challenge us and shake us out of our apathy.

We seem to have lost the capacity to distinguish right from wrong to such an extent that it no longer disturbs our collective conscience.

Now our community is failing the unborn. A pious wringing of the hands won’t cleanse them.

Our very future is in the balance and Parliament has foisted on us the cruellest cut of all laws, that will silence the cries of the unborn and undermine the sanctity of Christian marriage.

In ancient times, they sacrificed children to the Gods. We do it in Lurgan. One sin leads to another and the only way is down if we make the connection. Is God trying to tell us something?

Morally and spiritually, we continue on a downward spiral and I hope we climb out of it. If God has abandoned us, we’re now on a wing and a prayer, flying by the seat of our pants.

To those who say God is still on the throne, I remind them that, because of their sin, he allowed his people to be carried off captive to Babylon.

It would be foolish to think we’re an exception.

Bleary, Co Armagh