Christians should stand firm against the far right | Letters

Anne Dobbing, the Rev Dr Jonathan Hustler and Andrew Copson respond to an editorial about the use of Christian symbols by far‑right activists

I am a Catholic Christian and I wholeheartedly agree with your editorial about the misappropriation of Christianity by far-right groups (The Guardian view on Christianity and the UK far right: churches must stand up to the false prophets of division, 17 March). I find the distortion of my faith, which centres on justice, peace, reconciliation and compassion, as misused by extreme rightwing groups to foster racism, division, hate and fear, to be absolutely nauseating.

I wonder how these people would receive the real Jesus as a person, whose whole life and work crossed boundaries, reached out to and healed broken people, taught people to love even their enemies, challenged power and ended up dying an ignominious death as an executed criminal.