CAIRNS news this week reported on the alarm sounded by anti-ID protestors that Tommy Robinson had somehow hijacked their planned protest by getting London’s Metropolitian Police to approve his “small event” while making things difficult for theirs.
Tommy’s “small event” however, billed a Christmas for All carols night, turned out to be something of a cultural/spiritual revival as he confessed to his years of despising church leaders to finding faith in prison due to a chaplain he related to in Bible study.
Robinson also announced plans to make the event an annual Christmas celebration, which is part of the English cultural renaissance Robinson and others have been fighting for, using flags displaying the Christian cross of St George, which is part of the Union Jack.
Before the event at Whitehall, the Church of England released a video on its YouTube channel in which people ranging from the archbishop of York to schoolchildren spoke about the “joy, love and hope” of Christmas.
The message is “a simple reminder that Christmas belongs to all of us, and everyone is welcome to celebrate”, the church said.
The event filled the street with several thousand people, although media claimed only 1000 attended.
Media also quoted some church leaders who were critical of Robinson before the event. Bishops at the Diocese of Southwark said they were “gravely concerned” about the use of Christian symbols to “justify racism and anti-migrant rhetoric”.
“Writing for The Independent, Right Reverend David Walker, the Bishop of Manchester, also hit out at fake claims that “Christmas has been cancelled” and criticised those seeking to politicise Christianity,” the Independent reported.
