Fascinating discussion. I'd just like to chip in that in Europe, this is a very outlandish position to take. Christianity is not a central part of our civilisat

Fascinating discussion. I'd just like to chip in that in Europe, this is a very outlandish position to take. Christianity is not a central part of our civilisation in Europe, or in fact any organised religion at all. Even in the UK, which has a state religion, the idea of making a political decision based on a religious belief would be rejected by the electorate. So the contention that "we need christianity for our civilisation to survive" is overblown at least.