Rev: No I am not religious, never ever was, and as a child I used to wonder why others were. I have 2 friends from 50 years ago who both are church goers and we are all very fond of each other. I do not jeer at their faith, they do not comment on my disbelief. They, and their families are very much part of my pack. Incidentally one of them married an atheist 45 years ago!

"seduced by the alpha animal"....Have you not studied politics? Of course the history of alpha figures used to be male--- then along came Mrs Thatcher!! Now we have Hillary Clinton. Not all politicians fall into this category, but the combination of charisma and power is as obvious as it is perilous. And we, the public, love it!!