Beautiful old sanctuary. Still, one wonders about the efficacy of national flags in churches. Even the nazis paraded flags in their churches, and the motto worn on nazi uniforms was “Gott Mit Uns” which means “God With Us.” They used the church to achieve evil ends, just as Putin uses the Russian church to support his evil war on Ukraine. “For the church to remain pure,” wrote Roger Williams, “it must be separate from government.” Our founders were right to establish a wall of separation between church and state so that each would be free of the other’s power and agenda. Anyway, it’s something to think about.
Beautiful old sanctuary. Still, one wonders about the efficacy of national flags in churches. Even the nazis paraded flags in their churches, and the motto worn on nazi uniforms was “Gott Mit Uns” which means “God With Us.” They used the church to achieve evil ends, just as Putin uses the Russian church to support his evil war on Ukraine. “For the church to remain pure,” wrote Roger Williams, “it must be separate from government.” Our founders were right to establish a wall of separation between church and state so that each would be free of the other’s power and agenda. Anyway, it’s something to think about.