27 MARCH 2004, page 34

Religions Old And New

From Henry Hardy Sir: Congratulations on your linked group of articles on Faith and Reason (20 March). Though I agree with much of what your contributors say, I choked on one......

From Paul Staines

Sir: As a lapsed Catholic, I've always found it difficult to explain my wish for my children to be brought up as Catholics. Andrew Kenny's article succinctly outlined the......

From Michael Lynch Sir: In His Thought-provoking And...

Theodore Dalrymple ignores the fact that 'wicked' and 'evil' are theological terms and that it is the theology that gives the concept its meaning. Original Sin has not left a......

From Clive Christie Sir: I Can Quite Believe Rod Liddle's

suggestion (Fear, loathing and respect', 20 March) that the Western Left sees Islam as the great new anti-capitalist hope. In the global competition of ideas and values,......

From Tim Footman Sir: Roger Scruton's Invocation Of Manet In

his attempt to demonstrate the existence of the soul is flawed (What it means to be human', 20 March). 'Bar at the Folies Bergere"is' a young woman only in the sense that the......

From Brandon Ovington Sir: Perhaps Pascal's Famous Wager...

convince sceptics (Just think about it', Jonathan Barnes, 20 March): 'We lose nothing by choosing to believe in God, but we lose the possibility of eternal bliss if we choose......

Spanish Lessons

From Fiona Pitt-Kethley Sir: I disagree with the central point of Dan Hannan's article 'Peace without honour' (20 March). I have lived in Spain for nearly two years. The Spanish......