Willo, THIS is why I keep returning to this topic :-)

Religions make truth claims and claims to moral authority. Northern Ireland sees this much more than some parts of the world, and giving these claims an easy ride is a sure-fire way to producing bad policy and creating social problems, as well as anti-scientific lunacy (such as creationism).

Russell Blackford tells it like it is: http://www.philosophypress.co.uk/?p=962