Tory MP says church is making Conservatives feel ‘unwelcome’ following Rwanda comments

When the Church takes a strong political stance, it forgets that many of its congregation, who do not share its view, will feel alienated and unwelcome. Is a Conservative welcome @JustinWelby in the Church of England? https://t.co/dv41iw5mfw

— Lucy Allan MP (@lucyallan) June 18, 2022

I mean if the church is trying to teach “be kind to your neighbour” and your thoughts are “make victims of torture and wat fuck off to Rwanda” then maybe you should feel a tad alienated

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) June 19, 2022

I always think if this speech when I hear Conservatives complain about the church denouncing them.https://t.co/OjF9nQTV35

— Phil London (@phil_h001) June 19, 2022

When the Tory party takes a strong political stance, it forgets that many of the population it governs, who do not share its view, will feel alienated and unwelcome. Is there room for humanity and decency in Tory Britain?

— Edwin Hayward (@edwinhayward) June 18, 2022

I'm sure the archbishop is more than aware that the Anglican communion is full of virtue-signalling, pagentry loving little Englander racists who don't have the remotest interest in continuing Jesus's mission of helping the most vulnerable.

— HENRY MORRIS (@mrhenrymorris) June 18, 2022

Have you actually read The Bible? Jesus, an anti-racist activist shaman, who you would call 'woke' said some very important things that are incompatible with the Tory Party and its racist, money obsessed hard-right narratives

Read The Good Samaritan for a start https://t.co/gjRSigqlus

— Will Black 🍓🕊️ (@WillBlackWriter) June 19, 2022

https://twitter.com/_NatashaDevon/status/1538452232370274304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1538452232370274304%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thepoke.co.uk%2F2022%2F06%2F20%2Fmp-says-tories-dont-feel-welcome-in-c-of-e-after-criticism%2F

I feel like you seeing a religious leader saying 'we shouldn't be needlessly cruel to our most vulnerable fellow humans' as a personal attack against your morality is more of a You Problem, babe x

— Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (@Scriblit) June 19, 2022

We’re making a moral point based on our belief that every person is made in God’s image, and the calling from Christ to love our neighbour.

For that same reason, yes absolutely – everyone is welcome in the Church of England 🙏🏼 https://t.co/oSXplogc9U

— Archbishop of Canterbury (@JustinWelby) June 19, 2022

Shrodingers British heritage:

We should stand up for a our Judeo-Christian values

And

We should pipe down about our Judeo-Christian values https://t.co/Ad1bhKwS6n

— Skew Spew Barmy Hairdo Curmudgeon Bigot and Smug (@SkewSmug) June 20, 2022

If only there was this level of self-examination from some MPs. https://t.co/FlXoIROTUq pic.twitter.com/7gW09BZZGk

— Dr Gavin M. (@drgavinm) June 19, 2022

It’s a humanitarian stance, not a political one, you horrible person. https://t.co/OxxmyQMWoB

— Farage’s Amazon Echo (@EchoFarage) June 19, 2022

https://twitter.com/AdamWeinstein/status/1538572384965476352

The state of this.

Stop whinging because the moral authority of your self-professed faith has decreed your Govt’s #RwandaDeportation policy, immoral.

There’s a simple solution: Oppose it or stand damned by your own, moral metric. https://t.co/u7VNfbllsN

— Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) June 19, 2022