""Interesting that you now choose to deny---rather unconvincingly, since the evidence is on the thread quite recently-- that you brought up genital mutilation in the same context as religious instruction.""

Explain to me exactly where he was wrong in bringing up the subject of female genital mutilation.

It is an integral part of the religious beliefs of at least a significant number of Muslims.

Just as my example of Jehovah Witnesses believing that blood transfusions must be refused, even when that means the death of a child, is an integral part of their religious beliefs.

There are a number of areas in Christian religious belief which are qualitatively analogous to those practises, though obviously not as severe.

So, answer me this. Are the religious beliefs of non Christians less acceptable to you than those of the Christian Faith?

If so, does that not make you a bigot and a hypocrite to boot?

Don T.