Not me.

I'm not a Christian, neither is my mate Tahir, in fact neither are you, as you say. Yet you and I are seen by many as at the very least culturally Christian. I resent such titles, although Tahir wouldn't mind being seen as a Muslim. Especially as whenever you want to catch him on a Friday, he is usually down at prayers.

It is a fact that legally speaking, we are a theocracy. Constitutionally, that puts us in a club with Iran and unless someone knows better, no other place. Even Saudi Arabia aren't daft enough to give the theocrats total control.

Our legal status has two problems. First we are a multicultural society and have had Muslims, Jews, Hindu etc British citizens for hundreds of years. I read one statistic recently that over 94% of British Muslims were born here so have as much right as the right, as it were.

Second, it gives Church of England senior staff thinking they have the right to address all people, not just their members. There's a bloke who stands outside the hospital entrance I see most mornings who rants at the moon, people walking past and the pavement, poor sod. Technically, he has as much right to influence me as any Bishop. And yet.... The Lords Spiritual can vote in the Lords and therefore influence parliament. Rather more loudly than the ineffectual backbencher in the commons in my case. And don't get me started about our EuroMP. Keith's ex mate, Godfrey soddin' Bloom.

I like the word disestablishmentarianism on two levels, both as a word that Apple don't understand (see the red underlining for details) and for the fact that the church they represent has no mandate other than to the 1% or so who go in for a warm on a Sunday morning.... And then only at their behest...



Hey Keith! Have you looked up consensus yet?