It was a very bad thing to happen as the protestants and the catholics started to fight, and the catholics in Derry went to 1 side of the River Foyle and the protestants went to the other
Yes. The 17th Century was dominated by religious wars between Protestants and Catholics, including conflicts in France, Spain, Portugal, England, The Holy Roman Empire, and most of Western Europe. Currently, though, the Irish conflict is the only international conflict between Catholics and Protestants.
Northern Ireland was another religious fight. This time it was between the Protestants and the Catholics.
The war between Irish Protestants and Catholics was known as 'The Troubles,' and was fought in both Northern Ireland, as well as the Republic of Ireland at different times. The conflict began at the end of the 1960s, and ended with the Belfast Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
I have heard many protestants say so. In Bolivia, where I live, it is even common among both Catholics and Protestants to simply call protestants "Christians" (as if Catholics weren't Christians). In my opinion, "Christians" would include both Protestants (diverse denominations) and Catholics. Of course you are right; he/they shouldn't be so judgemental. (Though I don't know for sure what exactly Jimmy Swaggart said.) The general idea is a belief that "All those that don't believe like me are infidels." Which of course is exactly the attitude you should have if what you want is to pick a fight.
Cardinal Richelieu, the standing leader of France, realized that if he backed the Protestants (Sweden, Netherlands, England, protestant Germans) in their war against the Catholics (Hapsburg Germans, Pope and Holy Roman Empire, Spain) and the protestants won, France would be the most powerful nation in Europe. This was the first time after the Protestant Reformation that a war was fought for something other than religious ideals. Because of this Spain ceased to be the most powerful nation, and France took its place.
The troubles in Northern Ireland related to politics, not religion as is often portrayed. When it is, they mention Catholics and Protestants. There is now a power-sharing agreement between representatives of the unionist/loyalist community, mostly Protestant, and the nationalist/republican community, mostly Catholic.
This has happened to very few Catholics and their terrorist actions were certainly not those of a Catholic. It happened because Catholics were made feel and were treated as second class citizens, compared to Protestants..AnswerThis has little if nothing to do with religion. The English came in and took over Ireland, subjecting them, for many years, to cruel oppression. It just so happens that the English were all protestant and the Irish were all Catholic. It has mainly been a fight by the Irish to reclaim their country. It has NOTHING to do with "Catholics" becoming "terrorists".
Knights were typically trained to fight in battles as part of their duty to protect their lord or kingdom. They fought for honor, loyalty, and sometimes financial gain. Knights also fought in tournaments to showcase their skills and courage.
As the world becomes increasingly more secular and begins to fall apart at a faster and faster pace, I believe that many protestants (I mean those who truly believe in Jesus Christ, and are trying to live a Christian life as opposed to those who are mere cultural Christians because they were brought up that way) are coming to see that Catholics are actually Christians that are trying to live by Christ's teachings (of course the Catholics have the same problem in that huge numbers of them are cultural Catholics and not sincerely convinced Christians). Thus Catholics and protestants have come together to fight the appalling abortion scandal and all the other legalized sins in our society whether it be same-sex "marriage" or any of the other sinful tendencies in our modern society.
No, first off the Thirty Year War was fought in central Europe and it started as a fight between protestants, mostly Calvinists and the Church but degraded into a war between France and the Hapsburgs who ruled the Holy Roman Empire, and both France and the Hapsburgs were Catholic. In Ireland, after the vicious suppression of Elizabeth I and there are no words to describe the horror under Cromwell, Catholics were completely disenfranchised, their property and livelihood was stolen from them by the English and they were forbidden to even speak their own language much less worship God. As horrible and dreadful as it all was, it had nothing to do with the Thirty Years War, and the Catholics were in no position to "fight" for control, they were just trying to survive.
fought is the past tense of fight... so therefore it has no past tense