AS an atheist, anarchist and artist, I am totally disgusted with the murders carried out in Paris at Charlie Hebdo and Hyper Cacher. To protect our limited democracy, we must be free to criticise those who hold superstitioust religious beliefs.

The sad reality is that both the Koran and Bible contain tracts which do not make for community unity! Just because something is traditional does not make it right!. So why do we allow these religions to be taught in our schools?

Faith schools have no place in any progressive and sane society. The killings were not only because of religion, but due to Western governments’ foreign policy based on waging neo-liberal imperialist wars and propping up feudal despotic states for corporate profit.

When we allow our governments to kill millions of men, women and children in our name, then we shouldn’t be surprised at any violent blowback! As Noam Chomsky noted, the best way to fight terrorism is to stop perpetuating it.

Terry Banfield, Cardigan Crescent, Cwmbran