Having read the article about the “tongue in cheek” sign in Ann Summers shop window (Journal, December 10), I cannot believe that a national shop seriously believes that offending a large section of the community during one of the most important Christian festivals of the year, is an appropriate way to do business. Nearby, we have La Senza, M&S, BHS, all of whom manage to sell sexy and quality underwear, without resorting to denigrating people’s faith.

Can we look forward to more slogans during the celebration of festivals of other faiths?

Sally Hewitt, Salisbury

The city’s Christians should be praised for their unstinting guardianship of the city’s morals and most especially thanked for the latest freely given example of saint-like tolerance towards failings in others.

If they hadn’t pointed it out in the Journal, I and others (ignorant and miserable sinners that we are) would probably have blindly walked past Ann Summers’ window and completely missed the advertisement which invites ladies to dress up as Cernunnos the Horned Lord and give a little joy to their partners in this decidedly unfestive recession.

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