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When patriotism is introduced in religious observances, is there idolatry?
When the symbols of patriotism is introduced into religious worship, is not that congregation indulging in idolatry? Viewing patriotism from a religious perspective and religion from a patriotic prespective.
Additional Details4 days ago
Rabbi, You should know better than most that when patriotism enters, the church, temple, mosque or catheral, no one is safe anymore. The nexus generated by the confluence of these two factor brings into one place unquenchable passions. The result of which we are too familar with today.
4 days ago
Jack, The question is not wherein lies patriotism, but wherein lies patriotism in the faith. If the two are not kept separate, then you have the holy war which knows no bounds.
4 days ago
CLR, remember the vision of Patton lecturing before the flag? I have seen the same image replicated by ministers as they preached from the pulpit. To me the idoltry is obvious.
4 days ago
With the 4th in the offering, I just wanted people to think about their faith and patriotism and how they might keep them apart. We must not let the viltolic religious neo-cons usurp of patriotism nor should we let our patriotism blind us to what good there is in faith.
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4 days agoRabbi, You should know better than most that when patriotism enters, the church, temple, mosque or catheral, no one is safe anymore. The nexus generated by the confluence of these two factor brings into one place unquenchable passions. The result of which we are too familar with today.