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David A. Ritchie on the origins of nationalism and naming our idols

Tent Talks with Dr Stephen Backhouse

CHAPTER

Why We Shouldn't Do the Pledge

Former headmaster of a classical christian school in his town refuses to say the pledge. He believes that any political ideology can become ultimately idolrous. The thing i care about is when christians are imputing theological categories on their nation and view it as messicain figures, he says.

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