THOUGH the Rev Andy Kelso (Letters, June 22) may not agree, it is the "Christian" brand name that people have turned their backs on, not the law or the goodness of humanity.

People outside religion like me are still law abiding and follow rules and it is wrong for Mr Kelso to suggest otherwise.

I think many good people like Jesus have sought to help others using the tools that are available in their time.

In the past, those in charge used religion and the threat of defiling it as a means of organising society and stopping those who were anti society from harming its foundations.

Now, people are not so gullible.

I obey the law and am nice to others because I want to be, not because of any faith other than my belief in what I believe to be good and right.

It is good for children to be taught all religious history, not just Christian, to show them our planet's history and how cultures evolved.

If they see something they want to follow more closely, then they can choose to.

I was made to follow religion and had no choice. I remember thinking at school, "If this God person is so powerful, why do my teachers need to force me to believe.''

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