Muslim community is looking to bishops

SIR – Professor David Paton’s warning to Catholic bishops to support parents in standing up to state intrusion into family life is a call that must not go unheeded (Cover story, September 20).

As a Muslim and an activist of 11 years working in the Muslim community to challenge compulsory sex education in schools, I am often asked by Muslim parents whether we can count on other faith groups to support our common desire to protect the family. As time goes by the solidarity Muslim families expect from other communities is often not forthcoming.