Free Republic

In a season that lots of Americans associate with "God and country," the head of the Church Council of Greater Seattle recently marked Independence Day by insisting that symbols of the two remain separate -- for the good of both. "After all these years of secrecy, I'm now ready to make a confession: I am a serial flag remover," the Rev. Sandy Brown,executive director, wrote in July's edition of The Source, the council's newspaper. "I've removed the American flag not just from one church I served as pastor, but from all three," wrote Brown. Such a confession is risky in...