[Fiji Hill]

Three thousand killed in all of Northern Ireland in 45 years of sectarian strife? I’ll bet that feuding between rival gangs in Pico Rivera, Calif. has resulted in more deaths over the same period.

[MeOnTheBeach]

Three thousand killed in all of Northern Ireland in 45 years of sectarian strife? I’ll bet that feuding between rival gangs in Pico Rivera, Calif. has resulted in more deaths over the same period.

Possibly. However, I'm sure those rival gangs weren't divided down the lines of Catholic and protestant.

The point is that the violence is a continuation of violence stemming from centuries of strife between Christian groups. How many individuals were burned at the stake for heresy for instance. One here, a couple there. It's all part of the larger whole.