“So when you see the abomination of desolation—spoken about by Daniel the prophet—standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. Matthew 24:15-16 The "abomination of desolation" that Jesus warns us about was the Roman eagle standard displayed in the temple, some scholars say....
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Brother James Francis
6 years ago
The national flag of the U.S. has flown over genocides, slavery, military and economic violence in the U.S. and around the world since the nation's inception. Take it down.
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Alanna Hartzok
6 years ago
Christianity lost its way in the third century when it became the official state religion of the Roman empire!
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Elizabeth
6 years ago
We "THANK-YOU" ~ FOR SEEING THAT THIS "CORRECTION IS MADE"! INDEED THE "FLAG WITH OUR RELIGIOUS SHRINE ~ IS MISLEADING"! GRATEFULLY!!
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LINDA L Santo
6 years ago
A SHAME!
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Patricia H Delgado
6 years ago
Patriotism is idolatry.
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Paul Cullen
6 years ago
There's something intuitively wrong in this photo of the Catholic basilica and the American flag unfurled on its tower! Please take the flag down!
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ed kinane
6 years ago
timely and long overdue petition!
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Jack Gilroy
6 years ago
Christians flying flags of violence is scandalous.
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Blanche Crandall
6 years ago
I belong to Americans United for Separation of Church and State. I will contact them tomorrow and report this violation!
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Richard VandenDolder
6 years ago
A church has no business advertising a worldly power, especially one espousing so much violence.
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Patricia McSweeney
6 years ago
What ever happened to separation of Church and State????
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Anonymous
6 years ago
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I have no difficulty with flying our U.S. flag on church property. However, I do feel the size of this flag and it's placement on the Shrine itself does send the wrong message to visitors of our national Catholic shrine.
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Ann McGovern
6 years ago
Inappropriate!
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Chante Wolf Air Force Veteran
6 years ago
This is totally inappropriate display of the American flag and goes against the Constitution of the United States. There should NEVER be a merger of the Church and State!!!
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Anonymous
6 years ago
Please remove the flag.
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patty guerrero
6 years ago
This is just ridiculous and so pompous
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Sister Roxane Dansereau Dansereau
6 years ago
I do not feel the flag especially a large flag like the one displayed, belongs on the outside of our Church to me it represents militarism and not the Jesus way of preaching.
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Norman Lowry
6 years ago
As a former Protestant Minister/Worker, I am personally imploring the Catholic Church (as I continue to implore the Protestant Churches) to quit being a WHORE to the State. When we side with the state, we become the state (this includes needless, state-registration)...sigh! Jesus showed His & our Father/Mother to be absolutely nonviolent.
How long will we who claim God's & Jesus' name as ours continue to cosign anything violent.? Maybe we're afraid of persecution & death (as our society perpetually inflicts on all of the world's peoples, including its own)! Jesus didn't much enjoy persecution & death yet took it (willfully), in order to show us what His/our Father's/Mother's actual kingdom was really all about. In doing so, He plainly modeled what being human is all about!
I invite you to ask yourself, "Who is my source? God? Empire? We simply cannot ultimately evade this pertinent question!
Blessings... Norm
PLEASE REMOVE THE U.S. FLAG FROM THE BASILICA
“So when you see the abomination of desolation—spoken about by Daniel the prophet—standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. Matthew 24:15-16 The "abomination of desolation" that Jesus warns us about was the Roman eagle standard displayed in the temple, some scholars say....
The national flag of the U.S. has flown over genocides, slavery, military and economic violence in the U.S. and around the world since the nation's inception. Take it down.
Christianity lost its way in the third century when it became the official state religion of the Roman empire!
We "THANK-YOU" ~ FOR SEEING THAT THIS "CORRECTION IS MADE"! INDEED THE "FLAG WITH OUR RELIGIOUS SHRINE ~ IS MISLEADING"! GRATEFULLY!!
A SHAME!
Patriotism is idolatry.
There's something intuitively wrong in this photo of the Catholic basilica and the American flag unfurled on its tower! Please take the flag down!
timely and long overdue petition!
Christians flying flags of violence is scandalous.
I belong to Americans United for Separation of Church and State. I will contact them tomorrow and report this violation!
A church has no business advertising a worldly power, especially one espousing so much violence.
What ever happened to separation of Church and State????
I have no difficulty with flying our U.S. flag on church property. However, I do feel the size of this flag and it's placement on the Shrine itself does send the wrong message to visitors of our national Catholic shrine.
Inappropriate!
This is totally inappropriate display of the American flag and goes against the Constitution of the United States. There should NEVER be a merger of the Church and State!!!
Please remove the flag.
This is just ridiculous and so pompous
I do not feel the flag especially a large flag like the one displayed, belongs on the outside of our Church to me it represents militarism and not the Jesus way of preaching.
As a former Protestant Minister/Worker, I am personally imploring the Catholic Church (as I continue to implore the Protestant Churches) to quit being a WHORE to the State. When we side with the state, we become the state (this includes needless, state-registration)...sigh! Jesus showed His & our Father/Mother to be absolutely nonviolent. How long will we who claim God's & Jesus' name as ours continue to cosign anything violent.? Maybe we're afraid of persecution & death (as our society perpetually inflicts on all of the world's peoples, including its own)! Jesus didn't much enjoy persecution & death yet took it (willfully), in order to show us what His/our Father's/Mother's actual kingdom was really all about. In doing so, He plainly modeled what being human is all about! I invite you to ask yourself, "Who is my source? God? Empire? We simply cannot ultimately evade this pertinent question! Blessings... Norm