by David Robertson, Christian Today
To those evangelicals who signed the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ letter:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I am deeply concerned that some of you as evangelical leaders have decided to sign an open letter condemning the use of Christian symbols in the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march.
Your letter will be widely reported as showing that the official church was opposed to this march. I am not referring to the liberal and ‘progressive’ signatories who, as we all know, regularly use Christianity to proclaim their particular political views. My concern is with those of you who profess to be evangelical and to speak on behalf of your fellow evangelicals.
Your first objection is that many individuals and communities “felt anxious, unsettled and even threatened by aspects of the march”. Of course this is true. When you play the ‘feelings’ card it will always be true for some people. My problem is that although this could be said of many marches, you did not say it on those occasions. Did you write an open letter concerned about the use of Christian symbols at Pride parades or anti-Israel marches? Many individuals and communities feel anxious, unsettled and even threatened by aspects of these marches. Do their feelings not count?
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