Mini N, as I said, people will use any means to justify their beliefs and actions, whether we agree with them or not, it is sadly a fact of history and of life. our laws are here to protect us..... after the event.
People are murdered, beaten, raped, abused and degraded because of their colour, their religion, their lifestyle or even because they happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Someone was kicked to death recently because they were a goth. One day I may get duffed up for being white middle class/Catholic/Irish/a Mockney / having a mixed race wife etc etc.
How many people would abide the adage, 'if you haven't got anything nice to say, say nothing at all'? Even I can�t contain myself sometimes!
Mini N & jack, Of course any abuse or personal verbal attacks are not nice � and Dear God(!) � we see a lot of that on here. I would dare say though, they are only words, and words can hurt but I trust nobody here would take to sticks and stones � but then we have laws against that, and if they do, then lets hope justice is served.