Comments on: God and Country Sundays

By: mike taylor

mike taylor — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:04:17 +0000

bahaha, just saw this post for the first time while using the “random posts” feature. good job on the canada reference! when i first started going to my old fundy church in south carolina, i found out later that one of the deacons was worried that since i was from canada i was probably a democrat!

By: phil

phil — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:35:08 +0000

Should’nt there be a redux post on this today or tomorrow?

By: Ladybug

Ladybug — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:44:46 +0000

That pic looks soooo familiar. Almost like I’ve been there before!

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:48:44 +0000

Do these people not realize that our nation’s capital, Washington D.C. was built upon masonic symbols and that most of the founding fathers were not really believers, but were professing believers who were just good ole boy Masons? Our allegiance is to Jesus Christ and not to a flag. Also, born again Christians in the service, that are honored on God and Country Day are actually serving the agendas of the New World Order.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:39:40 +0000

The conflation of Christianity and patriotism is a non-unique harm. Darrell said so in the second paragraph, but it’s worth repeating. Indeed, the Religious Right is predominately new evangelical and pentecostal rather than fundamentalist. Then again, anyone to the left of the Religious Right certainly isn’t going to split hairs. Pat Robertson, Bob Jones III, and Oral Roberts all look like fundamentalist to the left.(-:

By: Andrew Winter

Andrew Winter — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:54:34 +0000

Jordan,

1. The church is not really about fellowship. Fellowship is a purpose of church, but THE purpose of church is to glorify God.

2. If your attention is directed to patriotism from a pastor, you need to find a new church. Church isn’t about a preacher.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:52:16 +0000

I’ll have to agree with big sis on that one.
Despite the fact that I love this country and I support it full-heartedly, these patriotic services have always been those that bug me. I almost wish I didn’t have to go to church on these Sundays to sing “patriotic hymns” and hear about our great country and how God has blessed it and how our country needs to turn from its wicked ways back to God. Just a thought of mine.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:45:14 +0000

So much for proofreading. The second paragraph should read “If, however, you *view* the church”

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:44:17 +0000

Jordan, I think you may have a point there. I think you’re right in that it comes down to how you view the church. If you view the church primarily as a place fellowship, or, say, evangelism, then yes, it would logically follow that you would have special services to honor veterans, mothers, fathers, etc.

If, however, you the church primarily as a place for the preaching of the Word and the distribution of the sacraments/ordinances, for the glorification of God and the edification of the saints (which would include fellowship, but also includes the means of grace – the preaching and the sacraments/ordinances), then it would logically follow that you NOT have special services honoring veterans, mothers, fathers, etc.

So yes, at least to a degree I think it DOES come down to how you view the primary purpose of the church. That said, I’m in the latter camp and still (therefore) stand by my previous comment.

By: Jordan M. Poss

Jordan M. Poss — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:59:41 +0000

I honestly see nothing wrong with patriotic services. The church is really about fellowship, and I find nothing “idolatrous” or “sad” about diverting attention from a preacher for one Sunday toward veterans, the widows of veterans, and giving thanks for the liberties God has given the United States.