Sir – I’m sympathetic to Mr Emlyn-Jones (Letters, June 18), although puzzled as to what Mr McNaney’s supposed class has to do with anything.

I note from Mr Emlyn-Jones own words that a consistent aspect of what he complains of is religion of one form or another. Especially those adherents who favour strict obedience to a phantom being’s every difficult-to-prove word, and couple this with heavy applications of guilt. The latter always useful in helping to contain what they fear most, independent rational thought.

From what I have been able to read, I’m unclear as to the extent of events in the lay-by or nearby land. So in the absence of more detailed evidence I remain open to persuasion, unable to disentangle actual harm from the possibility of excess moral outrage.

Paul Surman
Horspath