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sent us tive voluntary spiritual aspiration. Christianity offers human beings inner personal cohesion and the most generous possibilities for warmth, humanity, love and grace. In this country Christians are strategically marginalised as secularism’s cold hand wields growing influence.
The Scottish Government does not affirm Christianity in the national interest. (REV DR) ROBERT
ANDERSON Blackburn & Seafield
Church Blackburn NEIL Barber insults the Rev Laurence Twaddle, calling him “arrogant” for stating Christianity’s role in shaping Scotland.
The Secular Society claims school assemblies are discriminatory, whereas my experience is the opposite; young family members regularly tell me of education about other religions and cultures taught alongside pupils of many faiths or none – as in my own state school education in Edinburgh.
The Secular Society seem intolerant of beliefs that differ from theirs. Now that’s arrogance, I’d say.
B MCGUIRE North Berwick
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of Kevyn, one of SURELY the answer to the question of religion in schools should be to equip children with clear, unbiased information about all faiths, and to allow them to make up their own minds.
Those who have no faith should avoid mocking those who do, and those who do should avoid dismissing the views of those of other religions and none.
This can only happen when we understand each other. MARTIN JOHNSON Bankhead Drive
Edinburgh
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Highland right, as it can be withdrawn at any time for legal or medical reason) has to undergo compulsory training and testing on road use involving safe lane discipline, the meaning of road signs (such as No Entry and One Way Street), the legal responsibilities of using the road (driving with due care and attention) etc, knowledge of the Highway Code and road law.
If cyclists had to undergo compulsory training and testing to the driving test standard, they would be taught about such things and would be using the public road under the same conditions as everybody else.
Cyclists, however, can take to the road with impunity at any time with no training whatsoever or any other legal requirements on a bicycle which has not had maintenance or safety checks for many years.
Ms Mitchell wants the law changed to make the other trained/licenced/insured road users in their annually safetyinspected vehicles to be held responsible for the cyclist’s actions.
She mentions our European neighbours, but those who have the high levels of safe active travel she talks about also have separate roads and cycle routes – in the UK the majority of routes are shared by everybody, but only one group of users is allowed
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Kincraig to be untrained, unlicensed and uninsured (although there is nothing to stop a cyclist taking out insurance, many companies offer it).
That group is also the only one which isn’t legally obliged to carry a unique identification number to allow them to be traced in the event of an incident. NEIL MCDONALD Pencaitland East Lothian BRENDA Mitchell of Cycle Law Scotland should understand that life has its risks. Without them we would lose our natural instincts of self-defence.
Risks can’t simply be legislated away.
Road collisions are best dealt with by education. My own practical experience, during 56 years of road use, demonstrates that selfishness, lack of concentration, inability to judge situations, and inappropriate speed, are – in entirety – the four causes of road collisions.
Anyone involved in a road collision should be assessed on these factors and trained accordingly. There is no such thing as an accident. MALCOLM PARKIN
Gamekeepers Road Kinnesswood, Kinross
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