This past summer, my son got in an argument with the Bible school director. My son is a 17 year old who was helping with the little kids, the Bible school director was a retired Marine. The director wanted my son, who was holding the Christian flag, to dip it to the US flag while we said the pledge to the Christian flag. My son refused to do so, he said that at best we should refrain from dipping both the US and Christian flags. I had to agree with him, I don’t think the rules of flag etiquette applied but to flags of other nations, organizations... What do y’all think?
You were correct, God bows to no man.
Dip it in profound respect. That stars and stripes created a safe place for the Christian flag to stand. It’s about respect and gratitude, while thinking of all the other flags that would never permit Christianity, a christian flag, or anything like it.
If you can’t do that, i would question why you have the American flag in there at all.
Because the flags were on separate staffs, and this was not a service aboard ship for Navy Dept. personnel, there was no need for your son to dip the Christian flag. To follow proper etiquette, he only needed to ensure it was not being held above the U.S. flag.
Interesting problem. On the one hand, the Christian flag owes its inspiration to the American flag, and on the other God bows to no nation. While America, until recently, has been a gracious home to Christians, there would not be an America were it not for Christianity and Christians, at least not this America. As the pledge says, “One nation under God, not the other way around. ...Could it be a mistake to Represent God with symbolism, no matter how well meaning that symbolism might be? Does the Father need a flag to represent him when he has the Son, or does the Son need a flag to represent him when he has the Father? Anyhow, I’m glad your son stood up for his beliefs.
I would have to say that the Christian flag bows to no national flag.