US EditionFar-right activist Robinson holds concert to ‘put Christ back into Christmas’
Tommy Robinson led a carol concert promoting faith and heritage, with 110,000-150,000 attending his prior rally, while police maintained order amid counter-protests.
- Recently, far-right activist Tommy Robinson led a carol concert in central London branded `put the Christ back into Christmas`, posting `I want to remind everyone this is a religious celebration, this is not a political event.` before the Unite The Kingdom gathering on Saturday.
- Robinson said he once `hated the church` and met a pastor in prison who taught him about the bible, while organisers asked attendees to avoid face coverings and drinking to honour their faith.
- Hymn sheets were handed out to the crowd and a band performed at the event while vendors sold St George's flags and Santa hats to attendees.
- Police kept the Unite The Kingdom gathering apart from a Stand Up To Racism counter-protest, and Commander Adam Slonecki said Saturday's demonstration appeared to proceed peacefully amid busy seasonal footfall.
- His September Unite The Kingdom rally drew between 110,000 and 150,000 people, after which Tell Mama charity logged more than 150 anti-Muslim hate reports in seven days.
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Tommy Robinson tells big Christmas crowd of his journey to faith - www.cairnsnews.org
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 […] The post Tommy Robinson tells big Christmas crowd of his journey to faith appeared first on …
They were gathered in the shelter of an important police mechanism. A thousand people gathered in London this Saturday for a "Christmas ceremony" organized by the extreme right-wing agitator Tommy Robinson.The event, deplored by many Anglican personalities, was described by the xenophobic and Islamophobic activist as a moment "to re-approve and celebrate our Christian identity".It took place calmly.The police estimated the crowd to be about a th…
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