My, what an incredible amount of charity on display here, Christian or otherwise. Can't you lay aside some of your petty rivalries and obsessions just for once and see the unfolding tragedy in the middle east for what it is?

Hand-wringing will only get us so far. The platitudes of our politicians are simply offensive. Both Hesbollah and the Israelis have made it quite clear by their actions that they are prepared to fight until the last Lebanese - 1m people displaced in 3 weeks. All the ingredients for another 9/11 or 7/7 are here. It all comes round again.

The viciousness of some of the personal attacks here beggars belief. A little perspective wouldn't go amiss.