Mr Lena said he would suggest to the court that it should avoid using the religious nature of the relationship between bishops and the pope as a basis for civil liability because it entangles the court in an analysis of religious doctrine that dates back to the apostles.

"Courts tend to avoid constructing civil relationships out of religious materials," he said.

But yesterday he was celebrating 'a victory for common sense' after the case was dropped.

Mr Mcalpine said: 'It was a ridiculous charge and I should never have been arrested in the first place.'

On April 20 Mr Mcalpine was talking to shoppers and handing out leaflets in Workington, in Cumbria.

Hewas allegedly warned he was committing an offence by PCSO Sam Adams - his force's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender liaison officer - who said there had been complaints .

The first Jewish Supreme Court justice was Louis Brandeis, who was not sworn in until 1916.

Historically speaking, about half of all Supreme Court justices have been either Episcopalian or Presbyterian. About a third of all justices have hailed from the Episcopal Church.

It is actually pretty amazing that not one Protestant is on the Supreme Court today.

Simply reading through the homosexual press this becomes clear. Many seem to want to have their cake and eat it too. Article titles such as "How to Stay Married and Still Be a Slut" are not all that uncommon. Many homosexuals happily admit that traditional heterosexual marriage constraints are not exactly their cup of tea.