Henry VIII was a Protestant, ie he protested against the rule of Rome.

I am really fed up with all this Islamist $^&* we are having to put up with.
I am heartily sick of it.
Either give in to them or we get rid of them.
The Islamists have drawn the line, well let us cross it !

I would just like to say I do not give a Continental what muslims, christians, mormons or scientologists think. They can think what they like but they must afford the same privilege to me. I may be a anti religion but that is nothing they can object to in Australia.
If they do not like that they can leave our free country.
I think it is a disgrace that politicians and the ABC toady to these scum and I think if religion was taxed it would be dead within our lifetime

Dear JBower,

Please be more specific in your criticisms.

Of whom do you speak precisely.

Who exactly is telling you what to think and do.

Thanks for that, Constance.

"Blaise Pascal said that the beginning of morality was to think well; generosity of spirit is not enough."

Blaise Pascal also thought that Christ was the savior, because he had been foretold in Jewish scriptures. That is the sole pedestal on which his conviction stands.

That, and you may as well believe in God, because what have you got to lose if it's all a human invention.

But I'm sure he thought well and long. Actually I have a rather handsome volume of Pensées - interesting to dip into from time to time.

Poirot, and your point is?

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IsMise,

"What's wrong with historical accuracy?." Because your're not being historically accurate. Catholicism is not a political organisation and that's where Henry's political beliefs didn't blend with the Catholic ethos. And that's why he was excommunicated and CONVERTED to Anglicism. And as Bazz said, he was Protestant. Clear and simple. Martin Luther was excommunicated also. He apparently didn't volunteer to leave it but then created his own religion.

On another note, and that's why as a consequence of Protestant and Muslim co-operation that England and the Royal Family are still in cohoots with Saudi Arabia and the rest of their old Muslim colonies. England also was never particularly welcoming to Jews.

Well there you go, Constance...being surprised that you actually managed to post a (half)civil post to me, I made the mistake of posting one back.

Your post to me:

"Poirot,

My favourite saint is St Francis of Assissi who Tom called the most polite person on earth, but then St Francis wasn't contending with Islam at the time, was he?

You don't want to be polite and gullible towards the point of inanity where you tolerate aggression and violence.

Blaise Pascal said that the beginning of morality was to think well; generosity of spirit is not enough.

Some thinking required please."

Constance, your point was?