Baggy, there is a world of difference between criticising someone for their beliefs or actions (i.e. things that they choose of their own free will), and criticising them for what they were born with and are not at liberty to change. (e.g. their race, sex, sexual orientation, etc).

Along with everyone else, I utterly condemn the latter, but equally I utterly condemn anyone trying to suppress the former.

To suggest that we should ban the criticism of certain beliefs or acts just because they happen to be associated with a religion is to walk a very slippery slope indeed.

Michael, I support your views on religion in schools. I was forced to sing hymns, prey and listen to biblical fairy tails every day at primary school and I'm still suffering from it.

I wonder how the religious herd would feel if there were atheist 'faith' schools that only let in atheists?