In praise of tea, biscuits and church barbecues

Francis Sedgemore, Tuesday 14 February 2012 at 10:48 UTC

Traditional church barbecue

Seen here celebrating tolerance and cultural diversity, believers display strength in their religious identities, and confidence in their creeds.

Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia today…

Hamza Kashgari

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.


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Comments

  1. jams o donnell

    Signed


  2. jams o donnell

    But surely the real enemy of society is militant secularists if you believe the latest brain fart of Baroness Warsi


  3. Francis Sedgemore

    Bugger society, the real enemy of the Conservative Party is Sayeeda Warsi’s gob, and with that I am entirely at ease.


  4. jams o donnell

    Moi aussi!


  5. Francis Sedgemore

    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.


  6. looby

    Done. Another great advert for the Saudis’ variety of Wahabi lunacy.