I forgive him because it was what Christ did and it is what Charlie would do
Erika Kirk, speaking at a memorial service for her late husband, Charlie Kirk, 21 September
We’ll never defeat hate with more hate; we can only defeat hate with love. And what she [Erika Kirk] showed was love, because forgiveness has to spring from love
David Walker, Bishop of Manchester, GB News, 22 September
You might think this most secular country is vaccinated against Christian nationalism. . . But the Christian label offers a veneer of respectability to tribal racists unlikely to fill actual pews, an identity cloak for gut nativists who abhor anyone a bit brown
Polly Toynbee, The Guardian, 23 September
Those who will not welcome the stranger, who demonise the vulnerable, and who stoke fear and call for violence, demonstrate little understanding of the Christ whose prayer they claim to recite
Jonathan Hustler, Secretary of the Methodist Conference, letter in The Guardian, 22 September
I don’t think any political party should be setting its sights on instigating a Christian revival. But the impression I get from talking to Nigel [Farage] and others is that they would very much like to see a restoration of the Church
Danny Kruger MP, interview in The Spectator, 20 September
We . . . need to be very careful before succumbing to emotionally wrought pleas to use misleading or inaccurate language because it is the “kind” thing to do. Not only is there no moral obligation to do so, it can allow campaigners to distort public discourse in a way that camouflages harmful social consequences.
Sonia Sodha, The Times, 23 September
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