“Tending towards…” – why I’m not about to become a Leeds United fan!

I’m a Bradford City supporter. Our nearest and greatest rivals are Leeds United.  Imagine if someone were to say that because I supported Bradford and that is near Leeds and that I don’t support Manchester United, then I am dangerously tending towards being a Leeds fan. You would recognise that for the nonsense it is.

Yet this kind of argument seems to have gained currency in church circles