Religion fucks you up. Brian Sewell may be fucked up, or he may be up to his usual controversy for self publicity games. The arts world is used to it. Regardless, he is entitled to his opinion, but it is just that. The man who says bombing northern working class towns would be a blessing isn't exactly saying the same as Betjeman did about Slough. I didn't detect any irony anyway.

But like I said, he has an opinion. I'd value his opinion on some paintings I bought over the years but I doubt I'd ask him anything as a typical anything other than art critic. His opinion on his sexuality? He certainly demonstrates how low acceptance by society affected his well being. If we didn't have views like Akenaton's and apologists for them such as Keith, Sewell wouldn't have to have had his experience and made his choices.

Its this stupidity that marriage is something to do with superstition that gets me. As sciencegeek points out, multiple wives as objects, akin to slavery and rape are also historical forms of marriage. In the name of the god construct for that matter..

I'm married, but it has nothing to do with christianity or any other nonsense. It is, as it always been, a commitment by two people. Churches don't even marry people, they carry it out on behalf of the registrar down at the local council, (UK.). Just like the big dipper at Blackpool. That does marriages too. As did the hotel we were married in.

The main difference between our hotel and a church were a bar, reception facilities that you could actually use for an occasion and no silly mumbo jumbo based on fantasy.

No contest.

Two vicars, an Imam and a smattering of religious friends and family enjoyed it too.