What Did Paisley Mean?
Seems the venerable, honorable Reverend Ian Paisley (Senior) has been on tour in East Tennesssee, visiting the Temple Baptist Church.
By the sound of the report it was a rousing affair and he left a great impression on the congregation there. Although with sentiments like It’s a thrilling thing to serve the Lord
, it’s no wonder. I’ve never heard practicing Christianity described with such exuberance before!
Anyway, the one statement that really grabbed me was:
“I’m just a plain jailbird out of jail for the time being,” he told the audience.
I know Paisley has been imprisoned in the past - is this a reference to that? Or is it a religious reference? Any thoughts?
Oh, yeah that last link to Paisley’s profile on Wikipedia has an interesting link in the “No Surrender” section about his jail time. Read the line “He was released during a general amnesty for people convicted of political offences.” Now, what was his attitude to the early release of political prisoners?
