Ah, but still clinging to the principle that a pointless, gory yet noble sacrifice can let us all off our sins. A Good Thing to do. Never quite copped that one, even when I was an obedient little Catholic boy. :-)

As for you, dearest pete, it's a thread about religion. You might not like it much, but arguing that people whose lives are constructed entirely around what I regard as a superstition might not be the best people to have a hand in running the country...