The stupid party
Sir: Mr M. G. K. Pierson (Letters, 17 January) writes from the Hill House, Bodenham, but he ought to be reminded that this is not quite the same place as Mount Olympus and that those who assume the role' of Zeus usually live to re- gret it. He is in danger of doing these things when he asserts with a degree of dogmatism the terms by which people may think.
I should have thought that when religious people speak of truth theylare speaking of the
same thing that other men mean by the word, and that when they talk of belief they mean neither more nor less than the response to truth that men of all persuasions make. To affirm that truth and belief cannot share the same bed is to fly in the face of considerable human experi- ence.
Undoubtedly there are people who wish to separate politics from religion and morality, and Mr Pierson may be one. But if the Conser- vative party tries it on the probability is that it will roll down the hill. It's worth remembering Humpty-Dumpty sometimes and the energetic but feeble king's horses and men.
H. E. Steed The Rectory, Church Hill Road, East Barnet, Herts
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