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To: sedwards
My patriotism is for the United States but not some nationalism for a country that was founded in violation of his law,

Was that suppose to make sense? The country you say was founded in violation of law was the United State. So you have patriotism towards the United States, but not towards the United States?

My country is a Kingdom and its in heaven.

Being part of the Kingdom of God is ultimately the most important. But that is not your country. Your country is the United States, and according to the Bible you are suppose to submit to its authority to the extent it does not violate Gods laws.

151 posted on 07/21/2006 11:05:09 AM PDT by Always Right
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To: Always Right
Was that suppose to make sense? The country you say was founded in violation of law was the United State. So you have patriotism towards the United States, but not towards the United States?

Read my comment again. One can be patriotic with out being a nationalist. Some other places do certain things better, a lot of others do things worse.

In the end I support my country except when its wrong, which is more and more these days. Yes it was founded out of un-biblical rebellion by a bunch of Deists but God seemed to honor it. Its not "One nation under God" its "E Pluribus Unum". Out of many, one. Many faiths, one nation. Many states, one union. I find the wrapping of G-d in the flag, in the pledge and on the coinage offensive.
156 posted on 07/23/2006 12:48:53 AM PDT by sedwards
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To: Always Right

"Being part of the Kingdom of God is ultimately the most important. But that is not your country. Your country is the United States, and according to the Bible you are suppose to submit to its authority to the extent it does not violate Gods laws."

And when did I say I was not going to submit to that authority? Oh except if they passed a flag burning amendment I would violate that law, but then I believe free speech is a God given right.


157 posted on 07/23/2006 12:51:00 AM PDT by sedwards
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