This country has forgotten its Christian background

SHOULD WE BE MORE HONEST AND OPEN ABOUT OUR DEBTS?

BEFORE the financial crisis 10 years ago credit was handed out like sweeties, it was just too easy to borrow money (“Britons are hiding £96billion of debts from family and friends”, November 12).

Back then I thought nothing of buying a set of brand new golf clubs, high-end hi-fi equipment ASIA Bibi will not be given asylum in the UK because of fears of revenge attacks.

Why? Is this not a Christian nation any more? Surely we need to help this woman and her family. Yet we can let in hordes of people, no matter who, but can’t help a genuine refugee.

Immigration needs to be controlled but not at the expense of those whose lives are in danger because of their religion. Dick Waring, Fareham, Hants and expensive family holidays and whacking it on the plastic. Then the crash came, the rug was pulled from under our feet and the debt had to be faced and repaid.

It was painful but my wife and I were honest about what we’d spent. It wasn’t easy but we paid it all off. James Ripley,

Nottingham IT’S my credit card, it’s my bank loan, it’s my overdraft and what I owe is nobody’s business but my own.

I got myself into this mess by spending money I didn’t really have on things I didn’t really need and I don’t expect anybody’s help to repay what I owe.

To be honest, I can do without the earache from my family. As long as I can meet the repayments and they don’t go without then what business is it of theirs?

It’s not like I gambled or drank it away. There’s a nice car on the drive and we enjoyed two weeks in a Spanish villa so what’s the problem? David Andrews,

Bristol