Brian Duffy (Oxford Mail, June 8) thinks he has experienced a healing from Christianity.

His supposed cure and his thanks for it prove beyond doubt that he never had the condition. I "caught" a real spiritual faith in Jesus Christ 16 years ago and no dole queue, political climate or anything else will ever "cure" me of it.

Since Mr Duffy now feels happier as an atheist, he can never have known the real joy of sins forgiven, or experienced the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.

I just wonder what else he thought Christianity was about when he "used to believe".

ALAN BOURNE Steventon Road, Drayton, Abingdon