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One thing we've lost is "the belief difference". The Jihadi belief about a terrorist act getting you straight to paradise with loads of virgins could be derided and sharply contrasted with our own "rationality". But now, with a Government existing entirely thanks to a party containing a proportion of crackpots who believe the earth is "young", the contrast has completely shrunk.

Are we to tell them our outrageous fairy story is superior to theirs?

Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act of 2014 calls for prison sentences of up to 14 years for any Nigerian who enters into a same-sex marriage and up to 10 years to anyone who attends or assists in a same-sex wedding.

.... and the difference between the DUP and that is what? A smaller prison sentence, and that's about all.

Having attended my daughter's same sex wedding a few years ago - and knowing it was just about the most joyful occasion I've ever been at - you'll appreciate I'm resentful that Theresa has accepted DUP support.

It's a good point, it makes me laugh that the right are prepared to tolerate Christian extremism as long it serves their interests. If there's one certainty it's that religious fanaticism of all kinds has killed and will continue to kill a whole lot of people.

I've just been reading about how seriously messed up the political situation in Ireland is at the moment, May going into coalition with the DUP is going to destabilise it even further. The Good Friday agreement is in real danger here.