Please Oh please .... Keep the flag of a imperial nation that has slaughtered millions of people in a 200-plus year history of slaughter of the native peoples, enslavement of Africans and war-making off of our sacred shrine. God forgive Us!
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christina malonzo
6 years ago
Do not show the American flag on the Basilica
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Norma Faye Joseph
6 years ago
Church and state need to be separate entities as Jesus pointed out very clearly....Render unto Caeser what is Caesers and unto God what is God's.
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Lucy M Yatsko
6 years ago
Our allegiance is to God.
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Elijah Snow-Rackley
6 years ago
Flags are idolatry.
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james salt
6 years ago
lets keep sacred spaces sacred.
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Reverend Joseph Nangle OFM
6 years ago
Are we Americans who happen to be Christians? Or Christians who happen to be American?
This over the top flag on the Shrine tower makes one wonder.
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Kathleen OReilly
6 years ago
Let us follow the example of the Methodists who concluded, "...we in American wisely separate church and state. As American Christians, we honor the cross and we honor the flag; but we keep them separate. An American flag [in church] is no more appropriate than hanging a cross in a civil courtroom used by Americans of all religions."
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Ann and George Hunter
6 years ago
Please take the US flag down from any churches!
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Mary Bednar
6 years ago
It horrifies me for all its negative messages as this country punishes so many innocent people and is the largest continuous worsening polluter of the precious world
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Sister Imelda Maurer
6 years ago
God bless the whole world! If you want to fly a flag, fly a global flag!
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Michael James ONeill
6 years ago
The Holy Church is not an entity of the US empire.
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Joe Byrne
6 years ago
It is not a national shrine, but rather international. A huge American flag is not appropriate. In fact, it's blasphemous.
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Cindy Buckley
6 years ago
The Catholic Church can not except the flag of our country or any country because it is universal. Please take down the flag.
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Sister Rose Marie Tresp
6 years ago
The Church must continue to hold to Matthew 25, not just a command for individuals but for nations.
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Jack McHale
6 years ago
This is another example of the Church being co-opted by the state!
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Carolyn Uhlenhake Walker
6 years ago
So important to have separation of Church and State!!!
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Mary J Timp
6 years ago
Proud American AND Catholic but the flag has no business on the National Shrine. Please remove it.
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Denise Dreher
6 years ago
So inappropriate - please take the flag down!
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Kathy Kelly
6 years ago
There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people --Howard Zinn
Please Oh please .... Keep the flag of a imperial nation that has slaughtered millions of people in a 200-plus year history of slaughter of the native peoples, enslavement of Africans and war-making off of our sacred shrine. God forgive Us!
Do not show the American flag on the Basilica
Church and state need to be separate entities as Jesus pointed out very clearly....Render unto Caeser what is Caesers and unto God what is God's.
Our allegiance is to God.
Flags are idolatry.
lets keep sacred spaces sacred.
Are we Americans who happen to be Christians? Or Christians who happen to be American? This over the top flag on the Shrine tower makes one wonder.
Let us follow the example of the Methodists who concluded, "...we in American wisely separate church and state. As American Christians, we honor the cross and we honor the flag; but we keep them separate. An American flag [in church] is no more appropriate than hanging a cross in a civil courtroom used by Americans of all religions."
Please take the US flag down from any churches!
It horrifies me for all its negative messages as this country punishes so many innocent people and is the largest continuous worsening polluter of the precious world
God bless the whole world! If you want to fly a flag, fly a global flag!
The Holy Church is not an entity of the US empire.
It is not a national shrine, but rather international. A huge American flag is not appropriate. In fact, it's blasphemous.
The Catholic Church can not except the flag of our country or any country because it is universal. Please take down the flag.
The Church must continue to hold to Matthew 25, not just a command for individuals but for nations.
This is another example of the Church being co-opted by the state!
So important to have separation of Church and State!!!
Proud American AND Catholic but the flag has no business on the National Shrine. Please remove it.
So inappropriate - please take the flag down!
There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people --Howard Zinn