Thompson, a thread on gay marriage in Ireland, which involved campaigning by religious interests, is hardly going to go on for long devoid of scriptural references. I wish it were otherwise, but their inclusion is now integral to the discussion. It would be a bit artificial to shift posts mentioning the Bible to other threads. I am trying to avoid gratuitous disrespect to religion on this occasion, you know. I'm just asking a question and I have, after all, done a bit of biblical homework.