Religion folks, is open to interpretation. And how YOU interpret the message you find in your religion says a lot about YOU.

It is easy for those who conflate religion with government to interpret any criticism of government or policy as an 'attack' on their 'faith'.

How very like humans to pervert a message of love and peace to make it into an ideology of war and oppression to serve their own ends.

We are told that religion says: 'God gave us brains' - and then they also quickly add: '-but God doesn't want us to use them'. Ridiculous.

If I want religion, I know where to look for it - and if for example I don't want it, then why should it be forced on me in media and public spaces?

Those who meet objections to their forcing their religion on others with cries of 'Show respect!' clearly have no grasp of irony.