Be allowed to show belief

There was a time when it was accepted without question that this country was officially a Christian one. Now it seems Christians cannot express their belief as it may upset other religions. The most recent example is the image of Jesus Christ being removed from Christmas stamps.

If Muslims, Hindus, Jews or people of other religions were discouraged from openly practising their religious beliefs there would be an uproar and quite rightly.

I taught for eight months in South Korea last year and neither I nor my fellow western teachers were offended by the national festivals the Koreans celebrate - if anything it was part of the experience of another country.

We certainly did not expect the Koreans to forgo their festivals to respect our sensitivities.

I question how many people of different religions in this country object to the open celebration of our festivals. Surely we can celebrate our festivals without upsetting people of other beliefs?

It also seems that general atheism and a massive commercialisation of Christmas and Easter is responsible for Christians not being able to openly practice their beliefs.

It is not taught in school very much anymore. It seems that very few people care anymore.

I could not agree more with Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu's attack on what he and Catholic leader Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor describe as "intolerant public atheism".

Why can we not all just live and let live?

Steven Crake, Shrewsbury