Alan Bourne asserts that Unitarians "absolutely deny that God has a Son" (Oxford Mail, May 23).

I do not know by what authority Mr Bourne makes assertions of this nature, but as a Unitarian, I can assure him that the Objects of the General Assembly of the Unitarian and Free Christian Churches contain no such dogmatic statement.

Mr Bourne may be interested to know that it was the great Unitarian divine, James Martineau, who expressed the hope that the incarnation should be true of all humankind, not merely Jesus. In a sense, then, we are all sons and daughters of God.

It is the call of Jesus to conduct ourselves as such, whatever our religions or lack of them.

There was no such word as 'Christian' or 'church' in Jesus's language of Aramaic.

Mr Bourne also refers to "the true Gospel of the salvation found in Jesus alone". The word 'salvation' means health.

I suspect that Mr Bourne is demanding an exclusive adherence to his particular view of Christianity at the expense of all other religions.

This was the mindset of the so-called Christians of 15th-century Spain, who swept away a tolerant Muslim civilisation and founded the Inquisition.

Dr Hargey and the Rev Peter Hewis are greatly to be commended for their efforts at bringing two great monotheistic traditions together.

I am sure that this would be the will of Jesus and indeed of all worthy followers of the religions of this world.

Gavin Lloyd, Past president, Midland Union of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, Merton Road, Ambrosden