Smokey....I'm sorry to say this, as I enjoy your sense of humour on mudcat and your laid back style; but it seems to me that although you profess neutrality and lack of bias, when we see you amongst the real anti-religion nutters you seem to revel in "stoking them up". (Akenaton)

Ake, I don't know where you've drawn these conclusions from, and I've no idea where I've professed neutrality, lack of bias or indeed 'stoked up' anti-religious nutters. Although I have no religious beliefs, sometimes I find myself agreeing with some of what is said against religion but I find some of it unreasonable too, and I would say exactly the same about contributions from supporters of religion. It's not a 'black and white' issue. I feel just the same way about politics. I can assure you though, that there is very little in this world that I'm neutral or not biased about one way or another. By the way, some of the equality/antidiscrimination laws were brought in by Thatcher's government if my memory serves me correctly. The lesson being: Never take what any government does at face value.

I apologise for interrupting the discussion.