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Church and State
Posted by Laurence Vance on August 29, 2011 09:39 AM
I have seen many churches with an American flag flying out front. I have seen many churches with an American flag inside, usually on one side of the church with a Christian flag on the other side of the church. (The fact that the Bible knows no such thing as a Christian flag is irrelevant to my post.) But the other day I saw a church with a large flagpole flying both the American flag and the Christian flag at the same time. The American flag was on top. Now, I don't know if there is some law that says that the American flag must be on top when flown on the same pole with other flags or if the church was just following some tradition about the flying of the American flag. The sight of these two flags was a perfect picture of churches putting the state before the cross (the Christian flag has a cross on it). After all, churches have sent more soldiers overseas to kill for the state than they have sent missionaries overseas to proclaim the cross of Christ.
Why churches fly the American flag out front is a mystery to me in the first place.
Update: Asks a reader: "Do you reckon the Jews of Jesus' day displayed the ROMAN flag inside their synagogues?"
Why churches fly the American flag out front is a mystery to me in the first place.
Update: Asks a reader: "Do you reckon the Jews of Jesus' day displayed the ROMAN flag inside their synagogues?"
