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Originally Posted by OBW
Worse than political parties becoming religious is churches becoming political. I am on the verge of emailing our pastor to consider removing the American flag from the sanctuary. Seems too much like an idol for a foreign god in the temple. Like an Ashteroth pole.
Fortunately, other than the presence of the flag, this assembly avoids overt political involvement. But listening to some of the people talk makes me think that removing the flag will cause a minor uproar for some.
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Yes. Seems like a Romans 14:20 thing regarding not stumbling your brother over minor things . . .
Contending over politics is something akin to arguing about who will be first in the kingdom!
BTW - does anybody know what an Asheroth pole actually looked like?