John McDade (Books, 3 May) refers to the “mysterious” resurrection of John Lennon at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. If he did see such a thing, then it certainly was “mysterious”. No one else saw it. He went on to charge that the “strange death of Christian Britain ... was taking place as part of a national celebration of ‘Britishness’. Not even the godless French would have arranged something as offensive as this and got away with impunity.”What the billion or so viewers did see was Emilie Sandé singing “Abide With Me” – a hymn inspired by Luke 24 – while Akram Khan performed his extraordinary dance about hope beyond death. They also heard the Dockhead Choir – 40 children and teenagers