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In the letter, he states: “The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this.”

“For me the Jewish religion like all others is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions. And the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong and with whose mentality I have a deep affinity have no different quality for me than all other…

If a child’s early life is dominated by fear, she becomes unable to trust another person, and if she can’t attach she can’t love, or be loved. Instead her behaviour revolves around a regime of control: by controlling her environment and the people around her she feels safe; by seeking attention in social situations she is controlling them too.

Some children develop such difficulties that require placement in a theraputic unit. Inevitably, some parents will be pushed to the extent that the Local Authority are involved and the child placed outside the famiy. Why should we hold adopters to…