Acts of faith

Val Malcolm is quite right that the moves to remove church representatives from education committees is part of an insidious agenda to remove faith culture from Scottish schools (Letters, 30 July).

The tiny militant secular lobby in Scotland has long sought to quicken the de-christianisation of Scotland, but it should be no surprise that in at least one council in Scotland such local moves are supported by Lib Dem councillors – the Lib Dems have just elected as their party leader active Humanist Jo Swinson.

Nor should the involvement of Green councillors be a shock. After all, that party has never managed to get a firstpast the- post MSP elected in Scotland and seems to have scant regard for or knowledge of local opinion or tradition, far less for democracy. Christianity in Scotland has many enemies in this the postdawkins Common Era but it is galling to see Green councillors leading the assault.

All these sleekit moves gradually to drive out our Christian traditions should be opposed while we are still allowed to do so.

GUS LOGAN York Road, North Berwick

There is a proposal before the Edinburgh City Council to remove votes from unelected religious representatives on education committees. We await with trepidation the report of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. In the past several years people have been both shocked and revolted by the worldwide paedophilia scandals involving Catholic priests and nuns – and similar exposés have revealed that Church of Scotland ministers too are guilty of such atrocities.

No-one can fail to be appalled by the brazen hypocrisy of those who would claim to teach us morality.

DR GRAHAM SEED Clova Drive, Murieston,

Livingston