Spleen Cringe, I don't think anyone is accusing people of faith of bigotry simply because they are people of faith. It is entirely a matter of how elements of their faith are publicly expressed. And, of course, people of no faith can be bigots. If someone insists on going public with their faith I think I'm entitled to tell them I think they are deluded. The fact that they have gone public with a matter that could equally well have remained private makes me suspect that they would rather like others to join them, so my saying that they may be deluded is a sort of rebalancing. But they are not bigoted. Bigotry consists of attacks on sections of the community that arise from ignorance and prejudice. We see it here and, sadly, it is challenged only by ordinary members, seldom by moderators.