Disrupting a church service in the name of climate change isn’t Christian

Christian Climate Action has interrupted a service at Chichester Cathedral in order to protest about climate change. But whatever your views on the environment, the worship of God is sacrosanct. It should not be disrupted - especially by those who claim to follow Jesus - argues Gavin Ashenden

Every so often different parts of one’s life can suddenly be brought together by a single incident.

As I looked at the photograph of Christian action disrupting a service of divine worship - the choral Evensong at Chichester Cathedral on Tuesday night – suddenly I was more than usually involved in an incident I had not been physically present at.

A large four-metre banner of protest is held up in front of the Canon stalls, declaring the Chichester Diocesan funds climate chaos. The place was very familiar.