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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 5. 1966.

Church and People Disagreement

Church and People Disagreement

Sir,—If we ever went to court, your headline "Anglican Paper Libels Salient" would pose an interesting legal question—who has libelled whom?

However, I write mainly to make clear that the three conclusions which you suggest readers would draw from our criticism of your article would be quite unfounded. Church and People has itself published atheistic views, and when we said Salient was free to do the same we meant this literally, and without malice. The two other "conclusions" could not be justified by a reading of our article.

You put your finger on the central issue when you say of your article, "assuming* the facts to be correct." This is what we have called in question. However, even assuming the facts to be correct, your article left so much unsaid that it was hardly a sound basis for sensible discussion. If you want to promote discussion between atheists and Christians—and why not?—let each side respect the sincerity of the other's convictions. Your Murry article was entirely destructive.

P. W. Bates.
Managing Editor,
Church and People.