All religions are sick men's dreams, false - demonstrably false - and pernicious.

In Saudi Arabia, among other countries, Muslims are not free to convert to Christianity, and Christians are not free to practice their faith. The Koran is not a rights-respecting document.

I think forgiveness plays a very important part in Western society and it comes from the Judeo Christian heritage.

Not only is the West so successful economically, but it leads the world scientifically, and culturally.

In the West we are free to think what we want, to read what we want, to practice our religion, to live as we choose. Liberty is codified in human rights, a magnificent Western creation but also, I believe, a universal good.

I always have tendency to form very strong local attachments, so I was very keen to find out about the school I was going to, its history, and the countryside. I was acquiring a kind of English character if you like, Englishness about things and my attitudes.

All religions are sick men's dreams, false - demonstrably false - and pernicious.