Why did Tim Farron resign as leader of the Liberal Democrats?

“Part of the disastrous campaign for the Lib Dems was the fact that its leader [Tim Farron] was constantly interrogated for his religious beliefs, beliefs that had little to do with his public leadership. Farron had a long record of supporting gay rights and access to abortion. But the media wanted to know whether he thought they were sins..... If Tim Farron wanted his religion to be unreservedly praised in the British media, we all know what he had to do: Convert to Islam and blow up a few teenage girls. 2017 is the year we learned every Farron interview inspires people to kick Christianity and every terrorist attack starts a wave of public proclamations about the beauty of true Islam.” [b]~ Michael Brendan Dougherty[/b] , in [i]“Tim Farron's Resignation and the End of Liberal Christianity”[/i] [c=#BF0000]http://bit.ly/2sEaJqG[/c]