John McDonald

Father of 4 Grandfather of 5. Retired Communications worker. Following Jesus.

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@ArchbishopSarah can I suggest you look at @mishtal on X (and his in depth research) for an in depth look at what is and what is not true in the MSM’s reporting of Israel’s conduct of conflict with Gaza

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

I was grateful to welcome @ChiefRabbi Mirvis to Lambeth Palace today, and for our honest conversation about events of the past few weeks. Following the recent General Synod motion, I am deeply saddened by the hurt and distress that so many in the Jewish community are feeling.

I took the opportunity to say that both I and the Church of England recognise the profound connection that the Jewish people have to the State of Israel. Every person – Christian, Jewish and Muslim; Palestinian and Israeli – deserves to live in safety, dignity and peace. I continue to pray for and support our Palestinian Christian sisters and brothers.

The terrible violence, destruction and suffering in the Middle East have been deeply felt in this country by everyone who is connected to Israel and Palestine – whether by faith, family or heritage. It has become harder to hear one another, but it has never been more important that we do.

The Church of England’s vocation is to value and protect every faith in our shared national life, including the Jewish community who are an integral and essential part of our society. It is my duty and privilege to extend the hand of friendship and partnership to every faith community.
I will always stand in solidarity with the Jewish community in this country, and I pray for their protection in such a time of fragility and fear.

My prayer is that these challenging weeks for Christian-Jewish relations give us renewed urgency to work together for deeper understanding and dialogue in this country, and for the justice and peace that Israelis and Palestinians deserve.

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@GuitarmanJoel Acts 18:18 and Acts 10:2 their WHOLE households were baptised, hard to believe there were no children in any of these households. By no means does this imply an imperative but certainly does not exclude it

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@ArchbishopSarah perhaps a visit to Nigeria where Christians are being murdered (massacred) daily by islamists might be where your support and prayers are required.

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

This Sunday I begin my first visit to Africa as Archbishop of Canterbury, travelling to Ghana and Cameroon at the invitation of the Primate of West Africa.

Thank you to Archbishop Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith for warmly inviting me to visit the Church of the Province of West Africa. I’m grateful for the invitation, and I’m looking forward to seeing you again as we strengthen the bonds between our churches.

Please pray for all those we’ll meet, and that our time together will deepen our friendship, faith and shared witness to the good news of Jesus Christ.

Read more abut the visit here https://t.co/60WOS8aHfT

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@JuliaHB1 Just get a brain, would be sufficient

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@TomK_Brit1993 @EssexPR Nothing to do with pubs and drinking not aligning with Muslim culture then 😁

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

You’d never guess from his tweets about pushing people under trains or breaking their legs, probably not my place to say but excuse me for doubting, Paul in his letters has quite a bit to say about the fruits of the spirit and Wes’s fruits certainly don’t remind me of Jesus

[Joshua Penduck @JoshuaPenduck]

Were Wes Streeting to become PM, he’d be the first churchgoing Christian to do so for seven years, since Theresa May in 2019.

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@BBCBreaking @TerraOrBust It is literally unbelievable that he didn’t know. Make of that what you will

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@benonwine @Elaine_Ellinger Turn up with a cross (and perhaps a dog 😁) that should do the trick

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@Artemisfornow @BasilTheGreat @bellespofforth Made me laugh, but seriously love it when I see her work pop up on my feed

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@thevicarswife @FrMatkin Sounds like the ideal time to upset that convention, failing that I’m sure there will be a Bishop who will stand down to allow her to nail her colours to the mast or perhaps cross might be more apt

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@ShepherdWales Only one can be right 😂

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@DanielJHannan @Keir_Starmer It seems all politicians lie, but Starmers lies always seem to me to be strategic and planned whereas mostly politicians lie when they’re unprepared or trying to get out of a problem.

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@afneil Honourable and Keir Starmer in the same sentence 🤣🤣

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@JohnSimpsonNews @bigginslondon @simon_schama Don’t you feel the slightest guilt posting this when you shamelessly post anything Hamas tell you about Gaza and even refuse to correct when proved to be stupidly incorrect.

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@RobertJenrick No Robert, they do not have their heads in the sand, it's a deliberate policy. With two thirds of the cabinet being Fabians and if you read George Bernard Shaw's essay on Fabians stating that Islam should be the dominant religion it makes perfect (if chilling) sense.

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@DrSteveTaylor Why would anyone trust someone who’s happy to tweet about pushing someone under a train

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@cjsnowdon @ajcdeane Let’s hope he’s not angry enough to push you under a train. BTW I hear it was a small sample poll that suggested they didn’t want to strike but Wes wouldn’t worry about that.

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

What did you expect from someone happy to tweet pushing someone under a train

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

@davidyelland Remind what your wife’s job is

[John McDonald @johncmcdonald]

Perhaps one of our Bishops might like to raise it with them or even in the House of Lords, that’s if they’re not too busy commending other religions festivals 🤷🏼‍♂️

[Evangelical Times @EvangelicalTime]

BBC downplays Nigeria’s persecuted Christians
https://t.co/niM8HcXVG1