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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Christians should stand firm against the far right

Christian crosses were carried by supporters of the  far-right activist Tommy Robinson in London on 13  September 2025.
Christian crosses were carried by supporters of the far-right activist Tommy Robinson in London on 13 September 2025. Photograph: Carlos Jasso/AFP/Getty

I am a Catholic Christian and I wholeheartedly agree with your editorial about the misappropriation of Christianity by far-right groups (The Guardian view on Christianity and the UK far right: churches must stand up to the false prophets of division, 17 March). I find the distortion of my faith, which centres on justice, peace, reconciliation and compassion, as misused by extreme rightwing groups to foster racism, division, hate and fear, to be absolutely nauseating.

I wonder how these people would receive the real Jesus as a person, whose whole life and work crossed boundaries, reached out to and healed broken people, taught people to love even their enemies, challenged power and ended up dying an ignominious death as an executed criminal.

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