I pledge allegiance...

Thursday, 12:44 am

By Kate

Jun

16

2005

The U.S. National Christian Flag

Marcia Thompson Eldreth took her Maryland pastor’s exhortation to heart—Christians in the United States should be flying the Christian flag, even if that meant someone had to make a new one. She drove 300 miles to be near Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting studios and got to work. The flag above is what she designed and what she showed Pat Robertson at an interview she was granted with him, the morning after she completed her drawing. He approved.

Since then Pat Robertson has promoted the flag on his show at least twice and Gary Bauer endorses it as well. Sales appear to be brisk. Along with the flag’s purchase, the buyer also receives the new Pledge: “I pledge allegiance, to the Christian Flag, of the United States of America, and to the Lord, who made us great and free. I purpose, to band together, with all believers, to protect the truth and liberty of God.”

Says Marcia Thompson Eldreth,

“Our enemies are, in part, domestic” she said. Along with being a “Wave Offering unto our Lord,” she urged supporters to view her flag both as a “declaration of war on Satan and his lies of liberalism and secularism” and “a prophetic proclamation of Christ’s second coming.”

“I am not politically correct,” she confessed. “Many here in northeastern Maryland have risen up, along with millions of other like minded Christians, to come against the lies of secularism and liberalism. We are here to declare truth. That is the only way our nation will remain free. Christ is truth and His Word is truth.”

I suppose, since I support governmental secularism and liberalism, that would make me one of Satan’s chosen. Marcia says on her web site (click on Pledge) that she and her supporters are not trying to overthrow the government or force anyone to be Christian. “We are, however, honoring our LORD and protecting our Christian heritage and liberties.”

That is the part that intrigues me. Why do the evangelicals feel as though their religion needs protection? I don’t think anyone has firebombed any of their churches lately. Nor boarded them up and prohibited them from worshipping. It’s when they get to the part about trying to enforce their religious ideals on ME that I feel a little infringed upon. When I and others like me voice our objections, we are victimizing them. How does that work, anyway?

But....you know, my impression is that, despite what she says about not wanting to force anyone to be Christian, she and her supporters would be pretty happy if all their dreams of conquest came true.

Her guest book does makes for some interesting reading, though.

(a nod to Alan for mentioning the flag)