Sir – Daniel Emlyn-Jones (Letters Extra, February 27) is surely right to suggest that we need less theological debate and more active doing good in the world.
His choice of exemplars, however, is a little questionable. Jesus, Buddha and Mohammed certainly — however their teachings have been distorted down the years. But Karl Marx and John Lennon?!
The peoples of eastern Europe showed what they thought of living under Marxism some 20-odd years ago and John Lennon was a writer of pop songs, hardly a philosopher or teacher — or a particularly good role model.
As I said, Mr Emlyn-Jones’s sentiments are admirable — we need more action, less words. But he could have chosen better than his last two paragons — Gandhi perhaps?
Nicholas Wilson, Summertown
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