Is this flag a Christian nationalist flag?

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[Post New]07/27/2023 12:09
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Anonymous
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Flag

A house in my parents neighborhood in the northeast started flying this
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:15
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Anonymous
You cannot read the wiki link?
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:18
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Anonymous
No, although I feel that it's pointless.
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:18
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Anonymous
I associate that flag with extremely mainline Protestant denominations, not the fringe evangelical denominations that tend to make up the bulk of Christian nationalist movements. That said, someone flying it on their house would be a bit of a head scratcher. Can you just ask them what it's about? Maybe one of their kids just became a minister or something.
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:23
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:No, although I feel that it's pointless.


Well perhaps your starting point is learning to read.
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:24
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No, although I feel that it's pointless.


Well perhaps your starting point is learning to read.


What are you talking about? I've only seen it in churches, where you don't need to show your faith.
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:30
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I associate that flag with extremely mainline Protestant denominations, not the fringe evangelical denominations that tend to make up the bulk of Christian nationalist movements. That said, someone flying it on their house would be a bit of a head scratcher. Can you just ask them what it's about? Maybe one of their kids just became a minister or something.


I've seen it in all kinds of church contexts, but mainliners definitely use it. Not Christian nationalist at all, but I agree that I don't see the point. Most often it's paired with an American flag which I don't like in church generally, so I'd rather have neither and just use the many Christian symbols that existed before that flag was developed.
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:30
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Flag

A house in my parents neighborhood in the northeast started flying this


Your own link explains what it is. I've seen it in a church when I went to a funeral.
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:37
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Anonymous
I see it as pro church/Christian flag but not necessarily a Christian nationalist flag, whatever the heck that means.
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:41
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Anonymous
Is the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers about the upcoming Christian Nationalist War?
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:42
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Anonymous
What kind of gun will I get if I join the Salvation Army?
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:43
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Anonymous
wow. I've been a churgh goer my whole life, and I don't think I noticed that.
[Post New]07/27/2023 12:43
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Is the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers about the upcoming Christian Nationalist War?

? no, that is a very old hymn. The Bible talks about how Christians are at "war" with evil in this world, that IMO, would include Christian Nationalists. Ironic, right?
[Post New]07/27/2023 14:16
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Anonymous
No, I've only seen this flag in fairly liberal Protestant churches, but assumed it was a holdover from the 1940s or 1950s.

Have never seen anyone flying it in front of their house though. Could be person be a Protestant minister?

Or it could mean something else now...
[Post New]07/27/2023 14:42
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers about the upcoming Christian Nationalist War?

? no, that is a very old hymn. The Bible talks about how Christians are at "war" with evil in this world, that IMO, would include Christian Nationalists. Ironic, right?


Besides, it was dropped a few decades ago from the Episcopalian and maybe other hymnals because of concern it might be misinterpreted.
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