Pail not pale.

It goes back to a wooden stake in the ground that marked the end of the village. If you were put beyond the pail, you were seen as not behaving to the standards of the village and the pail was as close as you were allowed.

It was usually the priest who decided who was and who wasn't though so not a perfect situation.

It was before your country was invented so your mistake is fine but picking up on what you perceived as my mistake leads me to wonder if this was a sideshow? Surely the debate is worthy without distraction?

Read what the little twat is posting then ask yourself why I am the one being questioned.

If an organisation promotes bigotry, it is only the degree that varies and your comments are far better aimed at those who claim to speak in your name than those who abhor hypocrisy.

Sorry but this is getting daft. You and I seem to agree on issues your church opposes. Don't be so touchy when I point out extreme examples of what their stance promotes.

To permit is to promote.