Yes WW, you’re right of course. There are some aspects of Christianity that I struggle with too. In fact, I’ve just returned from a touring holiday of the southern states of America, I learnt a lot, and enjoyed my holiday, but I did feel some disquiet about some aspects of ‘the Bible belt’ that I was able to observe. But that is a whole new thread.
I don’t have any problem in separating the genders in secondary education, my own children were educated from eleven in single sex schools. So that isn’t a problem for me, although it may be for some. The problem is different treatment of the sexes, with one gender receiving something inferior. That’s my problem. Plus as I said before, honour killings in particular, and also hatred of homosexuality. How am I supposed to come to terms with that as a parent of a gay son?
It’s difficult to know exactly what people’s feelings are in any political party, so maybe the investigations will help us to know the truth.