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Tommy Robinson’s ‘put Christ back into Christmas’ message"

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eazybee Sun 07-Dec-25 22:29:59

To Wyllow: 'Judge ye not lest ye be judged.'

Allira Sun 07-Dec-25 22:29:33

So all of us who might attend a Carol service risk being labelled as right-wing extremists!!

Personally, I've always thought that Jesus might be more to the Left myself.

IOMGran Sun 07-Dec-25 22:18:40

Make the idiots attend for 6 weeks and see how that fizzles out.

Whitewavemark2 Sun 07-Dec-25 22:17:02

My daughter was telling me about how the reform type voters are now attending church, and a vicar was saying how he might approach this sudden attendance because they are not coming from a place of faith.

I think tbh that they will soon get bored and drift away from their new found God. I guess some will join and become part of the evangelical movement, but the rest will soon lose interest.

Wyllow3 Sun 07-Dec-25 22:11:44

I honestly couldnt believe what I was reading, except it follows a US trend for Far Right attempts to do the same.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/07/church-of-england-campaign-challenging-tommy-robinson-put-christ-back-into-christmas-message?fbclid=IwY2xjawOi2aRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBRRlJaamg3azk1VEZHWjdHc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoJp_m-Q2CWoLTNrxw8Ulo1PbD6iGQ3ZQ_tSXALujn68lWh-i-4WYDweMdnn_aem_gCwflvl9uuLiybICAOguWg

"The Church of England is to launch a poster campaign aimed at challenging the anti-migrant message of Tommy Robinson, whose “Unite the Kingdom” movement has urged its supporters to join a carols event next weekend to “put the Christ back into Christmas”.

The posters, which will go on display at bus stops, say “Christ has always been in Christmas” and “Outsiders welcome”. They will also be available for local churches to download and display over the festive period."

At a march organised by Unite the Kingdom in September there was a significant presence of Christian symbols, including wooden crosses and flags bearing Christian slogans, as well as chants of “Christ is king” and calls to defend “God, faith, family, homeland

Last week, Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, announced next weekend’s Christmas carol event at an undisclosed outdoor venue in central London. It would mark the beginning of “a new Christian revival in the UK – a moment to reclaim and celebrate our heritage, culture and Christian identity”.

I find this truly, truly chilling

You?

(Some Christian activists are planning a counter-event to protest at the far-right views of those organising the carol service)..(do read the rest of the article)