OH DEAR, I offended Mr Bellan who, I would suggest, read the letter he originally sent to the Western Telegraph as he seems to have fallen victim to the Donald Trump disease of saying something then claiming to have said something completely different soon afterwards despite the original claim being there in black and white for all to see.

For the record, this is not a Christian country, it is a country where the main religion is Christianity, but, sadly not enough to stop countless beautiful churches being closed due to lack of attendance.

For the record atheists do not hate any god, despite popular myth that we do. How can you hate something that doesn’t exist, it’s like saying you hate unicorns.

We, atheist, secularists and humanists, appreciate the fine architecture, art and music produced because of religion as much as any Christian.

Handel’s Messiah is one of my favourite pieces.

Anyway, I digress. Now Mr Bellan, would you like peas or beans to go with that chip on your shoulder? Oh, and as that wonderful atheist and national treasure, Stephen Fry, would say ‘Be lovely to each other’.

DIANE RHODES

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