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Your support makes all the difference.From Mr Roy Saich
Sir: The recent controversy over the sacking of Anthony Freeman (Letters, 29 July) threatens to muddy the intellectual waters between faith groups and secular organisations.
The Sea of Faith movement, of which Mr Freeman is a vociferous member, has chosen to describe itself as 'a Christian Humanist' group. It occupies itself with redefining religious language to the extent that its adherents cannot even agree on a definition of God.
Humanism, however (the supporters of which are atheists or agnostics), is a rational secular outlook which considers moral issues from a non-religious standpoint. There is no overlap with clergy who choose to remain in their positions of influence within the Anglican church, while publicly denying the truth of the words they use in religious ceremonies.
Yours truly,
Coventry & Warwickshire
Humanists
Kenilworth, Warwickshire
28 July
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