“BIZARRE footage of an evangelical group dressed in black chanting ‘Jesus Saves’ in Soho has been described as ‘lunacy’.

The National

American style Christian fascism is making inroads in broadly secular English society; there is even a branch of the far-right Turning Point organization.

Around 100 King’s Army Soldiers, dressed in black uniforms, chanting “Jesus Saves” descended on Soho, historically a haven for the LGBTQ community.

King’s Army describes itself on its website as a “coalition of Christians marked by virtue & valor who believe it’s time for the Church to stop living like civilians and start fighting like soldiers!”

If a small army of uniformed bigots raided my neighborhood, shouting “Jesus Saves,” my first thought would be why hasn’t Jesus saved them from bigotry, arrogance, and a bad sense of fashion.

The King’s Army motto is anathema to real Christians; they need to start living like civilians and stop behaving like a militia that is on a crusade to wipe out the LGBTQ people and other marginalized communities.

This stunt is not going to win King’s Army any converts, but it does serve a useful purpose: it wakes up the LGBTQ citizenry to the reality that they have an implacable enemy.

If the Jesus of the Gospels visited Soho, he would be clad in sandals and bohemian clothing, and he would wash the feet of the customers at the gay bars and LGBT clubs, and they would make him the Grand Marshall of their Pride parade.