Cathal BarryAn Irish model has spoken of how it is becoming “increasingly difficult” to voice a Christian opinion today without experiencing a “barrage of hostility”.
Rachelle Liggett, who was a Miss Ireland finalist in 2011, said she was “afraid of laying myself bare to almost certain mocking and ridicule” but that her “silence felt like a denial of knowing God”.
“I think it is becoming increasingly difficult to voice a Christian opinion today without there following a barrage of hostility. There should be mutual respect for all faiths and religions in our country,” she told the Belfast Telegraph.
Prayer
The 25-year-old teacher also spoke of her belief that she was cured of cancer through the power of prayer.
She was diagnosed in 2001 with an acute form of leukaemia. However, she believes it was “through the power of prayer and God’s will” that she is alive and healthy today.
“I believe I was saved for a reason, I was given an extension in this life and have had life breathed back into my body.
“I’d like to believe that God’s plan is for me to be a reflection of hope that will shine out like a beacon of light to others that God is here for us if we just truly believe in Him,” she said.