A chara, - I found Donal Donnelly's letter of November 23rd extremely naive, and, as someone who does not attend church, insulting. His blatant twisting of the Economist survey to suggest that regular church attenders are "more caring and generous than others" is both inaccurate and ridiculous. Are the thousands who organised charity fundraising events for the Sudan effort any less caring than churchgoers?
Of course one can identify a sense of morals and charity among a section of those who attend church, yet there is a flip side to that coin. In my own life I have come across many cases of devout Catholics disowning their daughters and newborn grandchildren for being born out of marriage. Is this the caring and generous attitude Mr Donnelly speaks of?
I have many friends who in practice would be far more Christian (in its true definition) than many of this country's regular churchgoers. Blatant generalisations do not paint an accurate picture of the moral fibre of those who choose to practise, not preach. - Is mise,
BRIAN KENNY, St Josephs Parade, Dublin 7.