1.   Although he is a fundamentalist Christian, the Rev. Ian Paisley and the dissident unionists he leads do not believe republicans like Adams are capable of redemption.

2.   As members registered votes on procedural matters, dissident unionist Jim Shannon began voting in the Ulster Scots language.

3.   But other dissident unionists did not capture enough seats to obstruct the workings of the Assembly.

4.   Dissident unionists refuse to sit in the assembly with republicans.

5.   Dissident unionists who want to obstruct its operation will fall short of the seats needed to block progress, initial returns showed.