DUP Accuse Sinn Fein of Hypocrisy as Council Row Breaks Out over Persecution of Christians

DUP accuse Sinn Fein of hypocrisy as council row breaks out over persecution of Christians

DUP representatives at Belfast City Hall have criticised Sinn Fein after a debate over the international persecution of Christians.

Christian persecution debate erupts into bitter clash at Belfast City Hall

Belfast City Hall A debate intended to highlight the persecution and killing of Christians around the world descended into a bitter political clash at Belfast City Hall this week, as councillors traded accusations over Northern Ireland’s own troubled past. A DUP motion focused specifically on the persecution of Christians — including thousands of reported killings in Nigeria — was ultimately replaced by a Sinn Féin amendment broadening Belfast C…