Who will defend our religion?

Dec 30 2007 by Sunday Sun

I ENJOYED reading Ken Oxley’s article about Nick Clegg last week, but what a sad indictment of today, that we have one politician popping his head over the firing line to say he does not believe in God, and then our ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair converting to Catholicism.

Mr Blair said he felt he would have been seen as some kind of nutter if he’d confessed to believing in God.

I feel Nick Clegg’s statement is one to draw attention to himself rather than what he does or does not believe, as it seems increasingly popular to be an atheist or a non-believer and there appears to be a general shift towards taking Christ out of Christmas.

We hear of nativity plays being banned and Christmas cards changing to read Seasons Greetings, with no reference to Jesus, with some saying this is needed in order not to upset other faiths.

When will we have a leader who will stand up to defend our great Christian heritage? We should be allowed to celebrate it as we have always done. Could you imagine going to Saudi Arabia and saying you object to, say, Ramadan?

The message of Jesus Christ is one of hope. If everyone this Christmas was to take five minutes to call a loved one or pop in to see a lonely old person or someone who is sick, or an orphaned child, then surely the world would be a better place.

Jesus left us with his two most important messages . . . to love one another and to love God.

Let’s remember the reason for this season is Jesus Christ, and Jesus coming into the world as a saviour . . . a sign of hope and peace to all men — MIKE GALLAGHER Acklam Middlesbrough.

Ken writes: “The world would certainly be a better place if people were more considerate . . . and a good deed is a good deed, whether motivated by faith or basic human kindness.”