Have a watch of this “sermon” from Christopher Wickland. There are a number of things that we would want to pick up on in it. However, I want to pick up specifically on one particular claim. In the talk, Wickland claims to have seen, through prophetic visions, an economic crisis, in fact, he claims to… Continue reading The truth about the economy and immigration – a response to Christopher Wickland’s “prophecy”
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The truth about migrants and crime
One of the ways that the far right are seeking to promote fear is by blaming immigration for violent crime. There are numerous reasons as to why this is false. I’ve previously shared data showing that there isn’t a greater risk of violent crime from migrants. Here is some further data from Fraser Nelson. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BTZQB61vN/… Continue reading The truth about migrants and crime
Why attempts to ban Islam are self defeating
I’ve seen a number of suggestions that countries like the UK should respond to the perceived threat of Islamisation with force. Not, of course physical force but a muscular legal, cultural and political response. I tend to disagree with these suggestions because as a Christian, I’ve got different priorities. My concern is to see God’s… Continue reading Why attempts to ban Islam are self defeating
What does it actually mean to love your Muslim neighbour
One thing that struck me about the reactions to my video on loving your Muslim neighbour is that noone bothered to ask what I meant by love. I wonder how many assumed it was to do with soppy feelings. I wonder how many assumed it meant caving in to others without challenging them. What if… Continue reading What does it actually mean to love your Muslim neighbour
If the problem is Islam then the answer is … Love and get to know your Muslim neighbours
I’ve written a little recently and shared some videos talking about how we engage with Muslims, how we get to know and love them as neighbours. I’ve discovered that nothing seems to get people’s ire as the suggestion that we should get to know and love Muslims. The assumption seems to be that I’m naive… Continue reading If the problem is Islam then the answer is … Love and get to know your Muslim neighbours
Immigrants and asylum seekers are neighbours to be loved and welcomed not invaders to fear
I recently observed to a friend that when it comes to antisemitism we seem to find ourselves compelled to defend and reason rather than simply call out the racism for what it is. However, I’ve realised that actually that isn’t so unique to antisemitism within Evsngelical Christian circles. Rather, the same pressures are there as… Continue reading Immigrants and asylum seekers are neighbours to be loved and welcomed not invaders to fear
Before you start citing Enoch Powell please actually read his “Rivers of blood” speech
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
Please don’t stay silent …one further reflection on that Robert Jenrick comment about Birmingham
I have to admit that I can no longer get too worked up about politicians saying the kinds of things that Robert Jenrick said about Handsworth yesterday. It’s power for the cause for politicians to engage in dog whistle politics. More concerning is that they use the dog whistle approach because they expect it will… Continue reading Please don’t stay silent …one further reflection on that Robert Jenrick comment about Birmingham
The Bible and immigration/ asylum
I recently saw a comment from someone to the effect that the big challenge with the current migrant/small boat crisis is a lack of Biblical teaching on the subject for the church. I agree that there needs to be more careful Biblical discussion and teaching but we also need to be aware of some pitfalls… Continue reading The Bible and immigration/ asylum
Integration, ethnicity and our responsibility ,- responding to Robert Jenrick
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has got himself into a spot of bother making comments about Handsworth, an area just down the road from us in Birmingham. He was caught in tape observing that he did not see a single white face there and went further by identifying this as an example of failure to… Continue reading Integration, ethnicity and our responsibility ,- responding to Robert Jenrick
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