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http://www.everythingulster.com/blogs/index.php/everythingulster/2007/01/19/what_secular_society The following post was sent in all the way from Budapest by Paul, the Northern Irish Magyar. I have a confession to make: I believe in the “secular society.” Secularism has become a bit of a dirty word recently in certain circles, so what exactly do I mean by the “secular society”? Quite simply, in my version of secular society, there would be the closure of all “faith-based” schools, abortion (and beer) on demand, the legalisation of gay marriages, the de-nqabing of Muslim females, the decriminalisation of drugs and brothels, Irish League matches being played on Sunday….and it should go without saying, the complete removal of Christ from Xmas....

EU’s third guest post sees Paul of N. Irish Magyar fame once again returning with his thoughts on some of the different nationalisms found on the Celtic fringe of the United Kingdom. The continuing diversity of the United Kingdom is today threatened by primarily three types of nationalism from within its borders; Irish, Ulster and Scottish. All three have the capability, given the correct circumstances, of destroying the Union. You may find surprising for me to say, but I suspect that Irish nationalism is the version which poses the least danger. If the last decade or so, since the cessation of the IRA’s campaign, have shown anything, it is that Irish nationalism/republicanism have as little idea as political unionism about how to garner electoral support beyond its own...

I've been thinking about having guest posts for some time now, and then this landed in my lap (or more precisely my inbox). Everything Ulster's first guest post is a radical conspiracy theory about the potential emergence of a new brand of fundamentalism within Unionism, by Matty from Upper Bann. With the whole 'Da Vinci Code' hype going on, conspiracy theories are ten a penny. However some things are more than mere coincidence and do point to something real however far fetched it may at first glance appear. I have watched the shifts and turns within politicised, organised unionism for some time now. Unionism has witnessed a titanic struggle over its long term leadership over the past decade. It now seems that Ian Paisley is the unchallenged master of all he surveys. But he is...