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An independence campaigner reacts during a confrontation with unionist counter-demonstrators at an All Under One Banner event in Edinburgh in 2018 TODAY S article by Mark Smith struck a chord on many levels ( Forget the labels: I don’t want to be a unionist any more , The Herald, May 31). Going to school in Aberdeen, I would be hard-pressed to recall any instance when the labels Catholic or Protestant were applied. Throughout primary school the religion of any fellow pupil was of no interest whatever. In secondary school, it only became clear which classmates were Catholic as they were excused attendance at morning assembly. Whether the rest of us could be classed as Protestant was debatable since most of us regarded the praying and hymn singing as a compulsory chore. Reunited with our Catholic chums after Assembly, religion never got another thought. ....