COUNCILLOR Dave Hollings (Letters, August 27) claims his children are not Christian and that it is the "job" of schools to teach morality.

Do parents and guardians of children not have a responsibility in this regard? Schools must surely have a difficult enough task with the teacher of academic matters.

In times of stress or pain many of us derive comfort from a strong and deep-rooted belief in our faith. That faith may be "indoctrinated," as suggested by Coun Hollings, very early in our lives, but it is nonetheless a source of inner strength to those who do believe.

To teach a melange of faiths or none at all is to sow confusion in the minds of the young and deny our children that inner strength that comes from a clearly held belief. The BNP have brought to the notice of all parents that they have a choice in the faith teachings of their children -- something that should have been made clear to them by both school authorities and councillors.

The tolerance and freedom preached by Coun Hollings cuts both ways. Those who wish to maintain their chosen faith for their children are surely entitled to do so without indoctrination by the multi-faith politically-correct bigots and fundamentalists.

JOHN A CAVE, Hudson Street, Burnley.