In praise of tea, biscuits and church barbecues
Francis Sedgemore, Tuesday 14 February 2012 at 10:48 UTC
Seen here celebrating tolerance and cultural diversity, believers display strength in their religious identities, and confidence in their creeds.
Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia today…
Writer Hamza Kashgari has a nice head. It would be a terrible shame if it were removed from the rest of his young and creative body. Sign the petition.
Feed the writer! 

Tuesday 14 February 2012 at 11:22 UTC
Signed
Tuesday 14 February 2012 at 11:23 UTC
But surely the real enemy of society is militant secularists if you believe the latest brain fart of Baroness Warsi
Tuesday 14 February 2012 at 11:36 UTC
Bugger society, the real enemy of the Conservative Party is Sayeeda Warsi’s gob, and with that I am entirely at ease.
Tuesday 14 February 2012 at 13:00 UTC
Moi aussi!
Tuesday 14 February 2012 at 15:04 UTC
It’s amusing to note that the vast majority of comments in the BBC’s spEak You’re bRanes rant space are for secularism and against Warsi. That says a lot for the noble lady’s argument.
What I want to know is how the government can justify taxpayers’ money being used to send six ministers on a diplomatic jolly to the Vatican. It’s not even a proper state. Surely the Foreign Office would better devote its energy to securing Hamza Kashgari’s freedom.
Wednesday 15 February 2012 at 09:59 UTC
Done. Another great advert for the Saudis’ variety of Wahabi lunacy.