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Should We Put Flags in Churches? with Dr. Miles Smith
Mere Fidelity
The History of the Flag in America
I think it's because we're programmed to have these conversations along kind of deeply I'll call them spiritualist line right like this is the orientation of church now. Church isn't supposed to be about eternal things but like I don't know I mean I take it as the sociologist take so on some level the American conversation is so invested in this kind of um a marisentric spiritual ease and that makes it hard for people to talk seriously about issues such as flag display. If you look at someone like turtullian who would have been revolted by the idea of offering incense to Caesar he nonetheless was writing things like the Roman Empire is very good and I hope it lasts forever
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