Whew. This is not the best-humored of threads. / However.

Mr. McG. of H., as usual you speak wisdom. Right On, on both counts---especially the latter, which nicely reconnects the split ends into which this here thread has ravelled. For an end to the worship of the graven idol of the gun: Let us Pray.

ljc, what policies are there on school prayer in Scotland? (As you know, I for one dinna mind if ye answer in dialect.)