Things like this do not help

Rising Tory star Philippa Stroud ran prayer sessions to 'cure' gay people

and, while I fully respect the rights of individuals to practice their various needs (within the law), I do think that politics and religion should ideally be kept apart.

I would fight for the right for you to hold your beliefs banjoman, and the counsellor involved in this case, but to be able to express them in the right and proper place. I often have ethical, moral and spiritual dilemmas. I think I am lucky that seldom have they led me into a place where I was unable to do my job or practice that which I held dear. There but for the grace of God go I...

There are so many facets to the argument and it is never straightforward is it?

I just think it's time we all got on better, no matter what party or religion we are, sexuality or gender. We all inhabit the same planet. To agree to disagree on some things should not mean we have to fall out to achieve anything because then we all lose :-(

mp