Public policy, however, should be based on evidence and logic, not glib sociological babble.

Some observers regard any suggestion of even modestly elevated inflation as a form of heresy.

I was fully aware that for someone as secular as I am, just asking it could be seen as pure chutzpah.

I should mention briefly here that physiology textbooks that you can read about will tell you that this is a kind of heretical thing to suggest.

In graphic design, Marian Bantjes says, throwing your individuality into a project is heresy. She explains how she built her career doing just that, bringing her signature delicate illustrations to storefronts, valentines and even genetic diagrams.

I would not be so irreligious as to make the heretical claim that southern Africa today stands triumphant at the gates of Heaven, but I am certain that the Assembly shares the celebratory euphoria we feel over the total liberation of our region.