Thanks, Pericles – the Sunday school teacher/church elder me remembered, but the atheist me insisted on some exactitude when aiming for metaphor and half allusion with pike…

My wish is that socratease is right that "There is hope for the world as yet" but I'll wait and judge them by their actions.

I know you'll understand my saying I found some of your initial comments unfair…

about the mafiosi… Some organisations place a high value on concepts of honour.

You're welcome, WmTrevor.

On contemplating the manifold evils conducted in the name of religion, I wondered if by any chance there might be a Facebook page, "Kneecapping for Jesus".

It turns out that there is.

No wonder I couldn't find it. I was looking on the new (anti)social networking site for organised religion… TwoFacedbook.com

Of course its not moral. However not much that the roman catholic church does is. By the way didnt billy connelly and judy davis sucesfully sue god?