The facts of what happened this week in Northern Ireland cannot, in themselves, determine our response. They must be interpreted with historical and social awareness, and with Christian conviction and moral clarity.

Dozens of masked individuals spread terror in Belfast, shouting ‘foreigners out’ following a knife attack by an immigrant. Christians react to the situation on the ground: “Leaders of diaspora churches are concerned”.

Around 10,000 joined in worship, prayer, and public testimony. Ahead of the event, organisers stressed that the march was “explicitly non-political”.

The march “is a family-friendly, non-political event to lift up the name of Jesus in Belfast city”, say the organisers.