The invasion we need to guard against

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I’ve talked a little bit here about how the language of “invasion” is being used to describe asylum seekers and immigrants. Christian Nationalism puts the focus on nation states and ethno-cultural groups and says that these are the things that need to be protected. Once again, they miss what Scripture actually tells us. In Acts… Continue reading The invasion we need to guard against

What happens when we think of immigration as an invasion

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One of the most shocking responses to a video I shared on YouTube about learning to love our Muslim neighbours was the one that compared immigrants to the Martians in the War of the Worlds, coming to destroy us.  We should be shocked by such dehumanizing language and we should be disturbed at where this… Continue reading What happens when we think of immigration as an invasion

Dreams about war -what they do and don’t mean

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Christopher Wickland who identifies as one of the so called “patriot pastors” linked to Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom protest shared this claimed prophecy on Facebook today. I want to respond here for two reasons, first of all because I myself had a dream recently that seemed to touch on the same issue of “war”… Continue reading Dreams about war -what they do and don’t mean

Before you start citing Enoch Powell please actually read his “Rivers of blood” speech

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One of the rules of political debate on social media is that at some point, someone is going to mention Adolph Hitler.  However, there is an even more specific rule, specific to the UK and to debate about immigration and multiculturalism.  It’s that at some point, someone will announce that Enoch Powell was right and… Continue reading Before you start citing Enoch Powell please actually read his “Rivers of blood” speech

Why do I call ethno-cultural nationalism “idolatry”

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I’ve stated previously that what we are terming “ethno-cultural nationalism” is idolatry, that it presents us with a false god and a false gospel.  This is perhaps where I’ve had most push back and where I think other Christians, even those criticising marches and demos have been reluctant to tread. I’ve reflected in recent days,… Continue reading Why do I call ethno-cultural nationalism “idolatry”

Is there really a big problem with what Tommy Robinson says?

On the 13th September, a number of professing Christians, identifying as “Patriot Pastors” joined the Unite the Kingdom rally organised by Tommy Robinson with some participating from the platform.  When other Christians have raised concerns about this, we received a lot of push back. Initially we told that these people were simply joining the rally… Continue reading Is there really a big problem with what Tommy Robinson says?

Christian Nationalism the Vlogs

I’ve done some #WalkAndTalk Faithroots Podcasts continuing to respond to both the Unite The Kingdom rally and Christian involvement under the banner of Christian Nationalism TL:DR (or watch), Christian Nationalism is an attempt to stick the label “Christian” onto a false god and a false gospel. It relies on a misunderstanding of the Bible, history… Continue reading Christian Nationalism the Vlogs

Doug Wilson and Christian Nationalism

It’s not that long back that whenever I wrote or spoke about things like Doug Wilson, Federal Vision and Christian Nationalism that I would get the pushback “why are you even talking about them?” In recent weeks the pushback on Christian Nationalism has become “you need to be very careful about what you say about… Continue reading Doug Wilson and Christian Nationalism

Is it a good thing that Papua New Guinea has declared itself a Christian Nation?

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Papua New Guinea amended its constitution identifying itself as a Christian nation earlier this year. I’ve recently been asked what I make of this and whether or not I can commend it as a good thing. This is really a concrete example of the hypothetical question “wouldn’t you rather have a nation that is built… Continue reading Is it a good thing that Papua New Guinea has declared itself a Christian Nation?