SIKH - COMMENTS

If a similar play had taken place using a church as the setting I would be surprised if it would even have raised an eyebrow. Once more we are scared witless in case we offend an ethnic minority. Instead we end up being censored. Britain has given up on one of its great virtues - freedom of speech. So, why not now hand over Salman Rushdie on a plate to the leaders who placed the Fatwa on him? Patrick B

We are always told to be tolerant of other religions, and yet those same religions often display a staggering degree of intolerance to anything that doesn't conform to their set view of the world. This act of censorship by violence is reprehensible and will most likely do more harm than good to the Sikh community. Phil Dando

If this play was in a Christian setting, it would have been subject to some tut-tutting by the Christian community, but because it's about an eastern religion which now has a substantial minority of followers in the UK, it has been withdrawn. Where will it all end? Dafydd

It's not like people are forced to go and watch this play. If you don't like the content then stay away. Whatever happened to freedom of speech in this country? JS

Considering that the play was actually written by a Sikh and the producers at every step have tried to keep everybody in the loop I don't see why there's such a problem. People are too sensitive over what is "just a play". If the play is banned then it's nothing more than another notch in the belt of those who don't like the concept freedom of speech. Paul

If they (the protesters) get their way we may as well all just stay at home. This is "blatant censorship" if they succeed then our lives may as well stop since everything that is done, said or seen is going to offend someone. We live in a broadly secular society no group has the right to force their religious beliefs on us. John

Just goes to show how intolerant religious zealots really are. They only believe in free speech when they like what they hear. What's wrong with showing the unsavoury side of any religious community? Maria