Sir – John D White “strongly urges those readers, who do not practise or strongly identify with any particular religion, to tick the ‘No Religion’ box in the 2011 Census”,(Letters, March 10).

Well, as a Humanist, he would do, wouldn’t he?

Just because a person does not “identify with any particular religion”, it does not exclude them from having a spiritual dimension to their life.

Mr White’s agenda (in common with most other humanists and secularists) is clearly to try to minimise the role of faith in British society (which, historically, was built on the Judaeo-Christian ethic).

People of faith — particularly Christians and Muslims — have come in for a lot of opposition and marginalisation recently. Rather than submit to aggressive atheistic bullying, we should be proud of our beliefs and respond positively.

So if you feel able to tick one of the religions listed for Question 20, do so; if not, there is the option ‘Any other religion’, where you could add, for example, ‘Animist’, ‘Shinto’, etc., or simply ‘Believer’.

Or you could simply ignore the question altogether, as it’s voluntary — no pressure!

Helen J Robertson (Dr), Oxford