Flags Tell the Story
Okay, so this is something that's bugged me for a long time. I took this picture at my church's INTERNATIONAL headquarters. Why do Christian churches, and institutions insist on flying the Christian flag below the US flag? It's as if we readily accept our role as chaplain to the state, an unquestioning support system to a pagan nation. We as the church are all to happy to be the "yes man" for America. If we were in prison, I'd use another term for the role the church has resigned itself to. If we're really an outpost for the Kingdom of God on earth, why fly other flags at all? What's wrong with just flying the Christian flag? This is just as offensive to me as flying the Christian flag under the North Korean flag, as if the Church was not unlike a county, province or territory under the authority of the larger more important state. Arrrrrrgh, I hate the civil religion!
Labels: Civil Religion, Politics, Theology
posted by Charlie at 1:37 PM
4 Comments:
Go, Charlie, Preach IT!!!
After hours of surfing the web about this, I have finally found sombody who agrees with me about flying our Christian flag below Old Glory or any other flag. It's like saying, "One God Under the Nation," instead of, "One Nation Under God." Don't these folks get it? I love my country, but I love God a whole lot more.
Hey Anonymous,
If you like, I can send you a paper I've written on the subject.
-Charlie
Charlie,
I borrowed the photo from this post for a thread in NazNet.com. You can read it in the forum "NazNet Community Discussion" under the thread "Flags in Church"
Hal
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