The official USA stance is admirable and reflects how most rational people here in The UK view reality. We too have our weird would be dictators using old books as a tool for their attempted tyranny.

However, we also have a small issue that led to the court judgement this thread started with; going back to Henry VIII, monarchy is head of our protestant church. Therefore, their head preachers (bishops) have the right to sit in our upper house (House of Lords) not because they are clever, not because their great great granddad was a slave owner, but because of their beliefs.

That is in my opinion wrong and due for overhaul. The new government speak of having an elected upper house in their reforms. No mention of the blokes in silly hats being kicked out though I notice....