<t>ok buttercup,thanks for answering for him, it's been an interesting debate. even though i got most of the answers from what he refused to comment on. for the record i have seen sectarianism very close, it's ugly,nasty and very very frightening.<br/> <br/> extreme fundamental religious sectarianis...

i am asking you if there is sectarianism in glencoe. i want your response to this question not a reply to why i,m asking it. is that possible?

<t>gmc, so let me get this correct - your saying that in glencoe there is religious sectarianism. <br/> <br/> would you like to expound on that statement, i know it's going off thread but i'd like to hear your views on this matter.<br/> <br/> butter cup, for reasons at this time i won't say nae or a...

<t>ok, i said divisions sorry, since you are picking me up on specific wording let me put it another way, do you think that their is religious sectarianism in glencoe?<br/> <br/> yes some scotto americans do have romantic views of scotland but generally these are tourist not historical types.<br/> <...

bill, i am like you- not very far away!

<t>gmc you keep missing the point. yes i am more than aware of my scottish history and the battles and interclan fueds. for example, the macdonalds had a bitter feud with the macleod clan- very bitter but there is certainly no anamosity about it . however i say again and superfluos goings on wether ...

<t>i challange your view that this was a minor incident. because of growing public opinion the king did his best to avoid such an enquiry especially as it was he that instigated the events leading up to the crime however, such was the outcry from all sides that three years after the massacre in apri...

<t>my perception of history is naive and simplistic ? how come? why would anyone want to include other issues around the central core of this event indeed if it contains historically correct facts. if you think what i've written here is incorrect then by all means go ahead and correct it yourself - ...

<t>i have not stated that it was a simple clan on clan affair. however i am stating that stair wanted to destroy the clans. so he used the ongoing hatred between the campbell and macdonald so what better than to recruit the campbells to do the dirty work and historically the campbells were always on...

<t>to summarise- a campbell gave advise to set the plan. two other campbells closed all possible escape routes. captain robert campbell led the company with elements of a campbell malitia into glencoe to carry out the murder. as it happened he was probably the last to know of the plot. but there is ...

<t>buttercup your history is so flawed ,well ,it could have been written by an embarrased campbell himself. the order of the massacre was sanctioned by the king in writing(the letter still exists today). with much involvement of lord stair- sir john dalrymple, secretary of state for scotland.campbel...