I really wish Justin Welby and guys like him would keep their opinions to themselves, and stop trying to intrude into UK politics. I just heard that Welby has spoken out against the Assisted Dying Bill, saying that it was the beginning of a ‘slippery slope’ to something far darker. Now, I am more or less on the fence when it comes to assisted suicide: yes, people should have a right to choose what to do with their lives; but I also think such bills open up dangers and risks which need to be guarded against. That isn’t what has got me agitated this morning though. What I find offensive is that Welby thinks he has a right to interfere in UK politics, simply because he calls himself a reverend. I know I’ve written about this before, quite a few times, but it really angers me how some people think their religion awards them as much authority as elected politicians. Welby wasn’t elected by the public, he doesn’t have any relevant qualification which would make his views on the subject especially pertinent; he just thinks his religion gives him the right to tell the rest of us how to live our lives. I find that profoundly arrogant and insulting. Quite frankly, Welby should just be ignored, as we would ignore any other nutcase who claims he has an invisible imaginary friend telling them what to say.