I'd like to add another two points. It can be argued that all discussions revolve around the supposed "no-no's": sex, politics, and religion. That it would be better for society if we could learn to talk about those concepts without conflct and not stay in ignorance, prejudice and bigotry about them. Part of that would be knowing the time and the place. This is not the place for it because of the rules. However, because of the ubiquity of these, we're going to crashing into those limitations frequently and the limitations need to be clearer. My intention is to respect them.

The thread in question discussed the subject from a Celtic religious perspective. That would be the Scottish connection. So, a question I see, is how to discuss common Celtic symbols we wear without Kells, Lindesfarne and Iona. Another area is where the person in Germany has employer issues that are tied to religion. If we have to be silent about that, we can't advice, which is one of the primary functions of this forum. (Would also note that a lot of the members amicibly brought up a lot of religious thoughts in non-controversial ways.) Again, this is not me challenging the rules of house. My goal is to respect the rules.

There's a phrase I've run into and read here that says "rules are meant to be broken". I don't agree with that, it's the policies of those rules that are meant to be broken because policies can't fit every situation but they can define most.