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Sat 06 Jun 2007Paisley's remarks on gays 'a disgrace'- CoI paperAn influential Church of Ireland voice has called on Ian Paisley jnr to resign from the Northern Ireland Executive, or apologise, following his recent remarks on homosexuality. Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent, reports.An editorial in the current edition of the Church of Ireland Gazettesaid "not only should Mr Paisley apologise but, if he cannot, he should resign as a junior minister in the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister, the department which is charged with promoting equality in Northern Ireland.