I had the opportunity to read the article about you in The Times March 12, 2008.
I am a British citizen but live in the US. I was brought up as Methodist and went to a CofE primary school, although my family was not particularly religious.
Having lived in the land of the free for 17 years, where almost everyone goes to church, I have become areligious to the point of anti -religious. I cannot bear the hypocrisy of religion and the evil it causes. I loved your quote that \"rights are for individuals not religions or beliefs\". I recently read Christopher Hitchins book \"How Religion Poisons Everything\", I am sure you are familiar with it. I get so fed up with people feeling sorry for me (that I won\'t be going to heaven...or hell for that matter) and assuming I have no ethical or moral backbone because I choose to think for myself.I just wanted you to know that I admire what you are doing and think you are incredibly brave; it\'s easy for me to quietly rant about not believing in any God given my \"soft\" religious background; but a tremendous stand for you to speak out given your religious background.