I only have one comment to make, if getting rid of Saddam is right then so is getting rid of Robert Mugabe. Where is the so called high moral stand of US in the case of Zimbabwe? People are suffering in so many countries, we need to rice above and on this day of Easter understand the true message of Christ - Forgive and serve the humanity unequivocally and love all.

Shiva, London, UK

Perhaps A Craig of Washington DC should read CBS's Barbara Victor's Last Crusade, which shows how fundamentalist evangelicals in his country have taken over the USA. You will ofcourse find plenty of distorted websites regarding Islam. So why not read chapter 9 of the Koran which contains the principles of warfare and how to respect enemies, POWs and innocents. By the way there are more Jews in Iran than anywhere in the middle-east except Israel and they have many synagogues.

Dr John Macleod, Aberdeen,

Christian leaders in the UK (and Europe more broadly) are so hungry for an audience they're happy to play to their co-religionist Muslims at home by praising the likes of Ahmadinejad.

Adam, Los Angeles, US

The comments and views of the UK bishops are evidence of their own immoral authority.

Richard Hite, Galena, Ohio

"Then bishops in the UK say how nice the President of Iran is. Is this a Monty Python show?
Chuck, Gahanna, Ohio, U.S.A."

Nearly Chuck; actually the whole of the UK is now a Monty Python show where our Government behaves like they are in a 'dead parrot sketch'.

s walker, canterbury, uk

Engineers have a saying "you can't compare apples and oranges", meaning that it's pointless to ask whether five apples are "more" or "less" than seven oranges.

Comparing a single speech of one politician four thousand miles away with ten years of acutely observed and analysed behaviour of another politician on one's own doorstep, certainly falls into the category of comparing apples with oranges. One might even suspect their Graces of taking a cheap shot, except that they probably don't know what that is.

Ian Kemmish, Biggleswade, UK

The more I read the comments of religious leaders, Christian and Islamic, mouthing their their hypocritical statements and looking foir maximum publicity, the more I long for a secular society in this country where ther is no religious privilege and the views of religious leaders are treated with the derision they deserve.

David Bennington, Ruislip, UK

Perhaps Mr. John Smith of London needs to look up the word "dhimmi" on the web, along with perhaps "Banu Qurayza" if he wishes to see the sterling examples of how the "religion of peace" treats those of other religions. He should also ask why there are so few churches, and virtually no synagogues left in the Moslem world, even though both Judaism and Christianity were formerly widespread and predated "the Prophet" by many years. No, everything Iran's Mullahs do today, from kidnap, torture, murder, support for terrorism (Hezbollah, Hamas), suicide bombing, execution of 16 year old girls who have been raped, all this is fully justified. While our legal scholars fret over the "fine points of law," the religious scholars of Iran fret over the fine points of the Koran and justify everything they do, no matter how barbaric we may perceive those actions to be. Unless we fight to defend our liberty and our concepts of morality, we may well end up with Mullahs telling us what is moral.

A. Craigs, Washington DC, USA

Let me understand this, Iran crosses into Iraqi waters and takes your folks hostage. Then holds them in solitary and gives them back after making a big show of how nice they are in releasing their prisoners. Then bishops in the UK say how nice the President of Iran is. Is this a Monty Python show?

Chuck, Gahanna, Ohio, U.S.A.

Muslims recognise the People of the Book, meaning Jews and Christians, both worshipping the one God. They do not deny other religions, they simply consider Islam to be the final perfection of religion. Muslim states through history have operated a system of protection for Jews and Christians living within thier borders as long as they do not propogate their faith, this system may have been perverted through time but the concept exists. I suggest Mr Taylor as an American (whos government are unaware of the term 'civilian' and 'non combatant') read the Prophet Muhammad's instructions for waging war 'do not kill women, children, nor harm the elderly...' and 'only raise your hand against he who raises his against you'(to paraphrase). Americans should believe more than the biased far right media they are fed at home and their warmongering President.

John Smith, London, UK

Isn't it time that we got one thing clear.? The decision to become involved in Iraq, was NOT Britain's decision. It was the arrogant Tony Blair, who against massive protests from his employers, the British public, decided to ignore all but his own blinkered opinion. He alone is responsible for this tragedy, not Britain, and he should face international justice, if necessary, similar to Sadam's.

Lezli Taubler, London, UK

The problem with the Church in England is personified by these Bishops. Islam is antithical to other Religions. As these Bishops are unaware of the Christian Bible, I suggest they read sura: 29, 33, for enlightenment. Under Islam, one is a Muslim, or nothing.

Desmond Taylor, Houston, TX