Whilst I still can....

Before the new laws come in, preventing anyone from criticising religion whatsoever, I'd like to take a moment to attack mad mullahs, bonkers bishops, raving rabbis, and indeed any theistic moron who happens to cross my path. You're all stupid. It is important to remember that. I was in a pub last night, recalling a time when, many years ago, I lived in Leeds, and used to argue with a bunch of bible-bashers of one flavour or another, who gave away tea outside a pub, after closing time. Obviously, after a few pints on a Friday night, they seemed like fair game, and the tea was always welcome. However, as my friend pointed out, argument is just giving these idiots publicity, and, indeed, the sheen of respectability. As soon as they accept the theistic doctrine, they're immediately arguing from a position of irrationality, and the best you can do is laugh at them contemptously, and walk away, as they are incapable of responding to reason.
However, one thing still grates. If people are stupid and want to believe in idiocy, they have that right. But why should they be given positions of responsibility in governement, purely on that basis? Why should bishops have seats in the House Of Lords? Just because they're less bright than normal people? Isn't that just perverse? And, possibly even more pertinently, why should they be allowed to sit on committees, discussing scientific ethics? When most of them hold opinions that are in direct contradiction to modern scientific knowledge, sometimes, in extreme cases, even trying to contradict the most basic of evident facts, such as evolution. This, in itself, should, for any rational person, be enough to exclude them from any debate on how, for example, genetic engineering should proceed. Sadly, it seems, it's more likely to get them included in the debate.