30 JULY 2005, Page 20

Islam and Jesus

From Colin Basham Sir: How can David Martin, a supposed Christian, echo the appalling Rowan Williams in saying that Islam is ‘a fine religion’ (‘War and peace and Islam’, 23 July)? Islam specifically denies that Jesus Christ is the Son of God — ‘Those who say “The Lord of Mercy has begotten a son” preach a monstrous falsehood’ — and so any true Christian must believe that Islam is profoundly wrong and that its growth in this country or, indeed, anywhere in the world is a bad thing.

Colin Basham

Rochester, Kent