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woodsprite

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7. I've seen it in all the churches I've attended except the UU, Quaker, and my

Reply to Kali (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 04:38 PM

Sep 2019

current Presbyterian church. Those others would be the United Methodist, Church of the Nazarene, Bible Fellowship, and Bible Presbyterian. I don't remember seeing it in the Catholic or Lutheran churches I've attended. According to Wikipedia, it's an ecumenical flag which became popular around 1942.

Here's what I found as the UMCs rules for displaying the Christian flag along with the American flag in churches.

https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/should-we-have-flags-in-the-church-the-christian-flag-and-the-american-flag

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a limited observation on local Arizona wing nuts [View all] Kali Sep 2019 OP

Maybe it's a trump flag. Mosby Sep 2019 #1

anything to do with him has to have his name on it, I would think Kali Sep 2019 #9

True. nt Mosby Sep 2019 #10

It's the Christian flag. woodsprite Sep 2019 #2

regular Xtians? or just fundies? Kali Sep 2019 #4

I've seen it in all the churches I've attended except the UU, Quaker, and my woodsprite Sep 2019 #7

Like car models, I will probably start seeing it everywhere. LOL Kali Sep 2019 #8

Yes, the first thing I thought when seeing that flag was "Onward Cristian Soldiers". yonder Sep 2019 #6

Your town sounds a lot like mine (central Arizona) Mike 03 Sep 2019 #3

Gosar is a piece of work. Kali Sep 2019 #5

I drove by that gross trump store in Show Low today DesertRat Sep 2019 #11

BWAHAHAHA!!! Kali Sep 2019 #12