Ok, Joe, I hear what you say.

However, if there is any other way of dealing with drip drip poison diatribe that insults the very existence of a large section of society please advise.

Sadly, the topic is one that is impossible to comment on without upsetting some people. Akenaton has demonstrated his / her? bigotry in such a way as to make reasoned debate impossible.

it is wrong to just stop posting as refusing to stand up to such people is how the world has got into messes in the first place. Blaming a section of society for the criminal acts of a few, often not even part of that section, has terrible precedents and I for one cannot and will not allow their odious views to go unchallenged.

Fine if that is what they think. free society, everybody has a right to a view. But everybody has a right to draw the line somewhere and say I cannot respect, let alone see the view as valid.

Akenaton's stereotyping of all gays as predatory potential paedophiles who need feeling sorry for.... Well, I hope your warning of not getting personal extends to warning Akenaton that many people, gay / straight / religious / not religious / ginger / short / tall / male / female ..... can easily be disturbed by reading such filth and wonder where the moderators are...

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Interesting distinction, but we're not going to get into the area of moderating objectionable thinking, even though it may be offensive to some groups. We will, however, continue to prohibit personal attacks.
-Joe Offer-