Further to Barry Duke's opinion that religion and freedom of thought in Africa are incompatible (Letters, September 2), I would refer him to the immense contribution made to human liberation by the former Archibishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu.

No doubt this Christ-illuminated seer at times drew inspiration from the breathtaking views of God's creation from atop the city's Table Mountain.

It certainly blew me away.

-William Fraser, Summerheath Road, Hailsham