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title: "How can Christians navigate talk of war, the Green's Zionism policy and political division?"
date: 2026-10-07T10:10:00+01:00
author: Zanna Meynell
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## How can Christians navigate talk of war, the Green's Zionism policy and political division?

### Watch Cross Section now

 

 

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  Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell return to Cross Section to discuss this week’s leading headlines. The episode begins with a news review. Peter updates us on the continued tensions in Drumcree, Alicia outlines the Man City controversy, and the team discuss the relaunch of a dating app with a particular focus on marriage. They also briefly reflect on the first week of Celebrity Traitors.

Conversation then turns to the deeply controversial motion from the Green party, ​“Zionism is racism”. Could this splinter the Green Party? What will this mean for Zack Polanski in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election? How can Christians talk about this with wisdom and compassion?

The team then address the prevalent theme of global instability and the threat of war, addressing calls for the church to be prayerful in this moment.

The episode concludes with a brief review of party conference season and advice on navigating political differences within our church families. This is an episode not to be missed.

 

 

  #### Further reading:

 

  [Drumcree, the Orange Order and Nationalists: peace and reconciliation are not the same](https://www.e-n.org.uk/comment/drumcree-peace-and-reconciliation-arent-the-same/)

[Being good news people in a polarised world — Evangelical Alliance](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/being-good-news-people-in-a-polarised-world)

 

 

  #### Timestamps:

 

  [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmXxflFpgU) Welcome  
[01:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmXxflFpgU&t=66s) Drumcree tensions update  
[03:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmXxflFpgU&t=215s) Man City charges fallout  
[06:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmXxflFpgU&t=406s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D) Dating apps shift towards marriage  
[09:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmXxflFpgU&t=571s) Celebrity Traitors chat  
[11:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmXxflFpgU&t=699s) Green’s Zionism motion  
[17:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmXxflFpgU&t=1040s) Discussing Israel/​Palestine in our churches  
[22:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmXxflFpgU&t=1338s) Praying against war  
[32:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmXxflFpgU&t=1929s) Party conference season  
[36:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmXxflFpgU&t=2175s) Encouragements