On the other hand, the Protestants in Northern Ireland have lived there for over four hundred years. Though their forefathers came from Great Britain, they have been on Irish soil twice as long as we, in the United States, have been a nation. They are a democratic majority and have used that right to vote for continued English rule of their province. The answer is grace. But I want to take the word out of its religious tradition and use its pure definition.
Grace is the giving up of one's rights in order to benefit another.
In Christianity we say that Christ gave up his right to deity to become human and die on our behalf. In this understanding, Christ extended grace to us. What I'm suggesting is that the Northern Irish people extend grace to one another. Each side needs to give up its rights and, instead, work for the benefit of the other side. Working for the other side would mean the Catholics would give up their claim to be joined with the Republic of Ireland.