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TO MY FELLOW CHRISTIANS: THE FLAG IS AN IDOL!
Flag Or The Cross? ^

Posted on 03/14/2003 8:03:57 PM PST by LalahLand

I am curious to find out why some of my fellow Christians still recite the pledge of allegiance. When you "pledge your allegiance" to an inanimate object you are basically worshipping that object. Am I missing something here? Why do some of us choose to salute and break one of the most important commandments? Shouldn't our pledge of allegiance be to God, and not a piece of cloth? The pledge of allegiance to the flag basically states that we will (blindly) support the flag and the actions of our government without question. That is the very essence of what idolatry is all about! Please check out the attached article.

idol SYLLABICATION: i·dol PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: dl KEY NOUN: 1a. An image used as an object of worship. b. A false god. 2. One that is adored, often blindly or excessively.

idolatry SYLLABICATION: i·dol·a·try PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: -dl-tr KEY NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. i·dol·a·tries 1. Worship of idols. 2. Blind or excessive devotion to something.


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To: LalahLand; Admin Moderator; jbstrick
please remove from breaking news thread--LalahLand, seems to break open a dictionary and read up on what "breaking news" means.
101 posted on 03/14/2003 8:26:22 PM PST by Destro (Fight Islamic terrorisim by visiting www.johnathangaltfilms.com)
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To: LalahLand; Admin Moderator; jbstrick
please remove from breaking news thread--LalahLand, seems to need to break open a dictionary and read up on what "breaking news" means.
102 posted on 03/14/2003 8:27:02 PM PST by Destro (Fight Islamic terrorisim by visiting www.johnathangaltfilms.com)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
Could be on a mission, ya know...

"Do you see the light!?"

103 posted on 03/14/2003 8:27:11 PM PST by mhking (Fasten your seatbelts....We're goin' in!)
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To: Maedhros; LalahLand

104 posted on 03/14/2003 8:27:20 PM PST by Brett66
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To: LalahLand
I see you signed up....tomorrow. Hmmm. There may be a Zot in your future.
105 posted on 03/14/2003 8:27:24 PM PST by sweetliberty ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.")
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To: apackof2
In case you haven't noticed FreeRepublic is not www.Jehovah Witnesses.com

First thing I thought. Funny thing that a group that thinks pledging allegiance to the flag is bowing before an idol should make such an idol of its theology that it rewrites the Bible (even the Greek NT) to conform to the demands of its idol.
106 posted on 03/14/2003 8:27:28 PM PST by aruanan
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To: LalahLand

Posting a thread like this here is a little akin to attending a
Rainbow Push Coalition dressed like the above.


107 posted on 03/14/2003 8:27:36 PM PST by Justice
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To: mhking
What light?
108 posted on 03/14/2003 8:28:02 PM PST by Admin Moderator (Wait a sec, I just said that.)
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To: Brett66
more fun pics, please.
109 posted on 03/14/2003 8:28:06 PM PST by seams2me ("if they pass the reading test, it means they learned to read" GWB 1/8/03)
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To: LalahLand
Your screen name admits you are on crack.
110 posted on 03/14/2003 8:28:12 PM PST by TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!
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To: LalahLand
Already posted here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/865177/posts

Next time do a search first.
111 posted on 03/14/2003 8:28:46 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: LalahLand
Where does Simon Crowell and Paula Abdul fit in all of this?
112 posted on 03/14/2003 8:28:50 PM PST by RabidBartender (Hi!)
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To: Justice
"Posting a thread like this here is a little akin to attending a Rainbow Push Coalition dressed like the above."

Rainbow garb for the color blind?

113 posted on 03/14/2003 8:28:55 PM PST by bcoffey
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To: LalahLand
"The Flag or the Cross?"

You're advocating the worship of chunks of wood? HOW PAGAN of you!!!

114 posted on 03/14/2003 8:28:57 PM PST by cookcounty
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To: LalahLand

115 posted on 03/14/2003 8:29:28 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: LalahLand
I'm gonna find a UBER-ZOT photo and just blow everyone away one day when I figure out how to post it.
116 posted on 03/14/2003 8:29:37 PM PST by Stopislamnow
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To: MEG33
"Welcome to your first day and your first post."

Welcome to your first last day and your first last post.

117 posted on 03/14/2003 8:30:04 PM PST by sweetliberty ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.")
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To: farmfriend
Yeah, I had trouble finding the exact passages in Romans.
118 posted on 03/14/2003 8:30:27 PM PST by Licensed-To-Carry (Home of the Osamastopper.)
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To: LalahLand
I am curious to find out why some of my fellow Christians still recite the pledge of allegiance. When you "pledge your allegiance" to an inanimate object you are basically worshipping that object. Am I missing something here? Why do some of us choose to salute and break one of the most important commandments? Shouldn't our pledge of allegiance be to God, and not a piece of cloth? The pledge of allegiance to the flag basically states that we will (blindly) support the flag and the actions of our government without question. That is the very essence of what idolatry is all about! Please check out the attached article.

Riiiiiiiiight.....

119 posted on 03/14/2003 8:31:11 PM PST by Mentos
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To: Admin Moderator

120 posted on 03/14/2003 8:31:15 PM PST by TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!
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