Justice for Veterans & the Vulnerable

There is a long-standing discussion about the role of the secular world of governments and businesses in the life of the church. Many congregations display American flags in their sanctuaries while others have chosen to display the flag in social halls or take the flag down altogether in church buildings. There is merit to both positions: on the one hand, the church is always located in space and time, and shares in the rough and tumble world of government, politics, and foreign policy as the Hebraic prophets proclaim; on the other hand, God’s love embraces the whole earth, rather than focusing on any nation’s cause or victory. As Abraham Lincoln noted in a time of war: we need to pray that we are on God’s side, rather than that God is on our side! God’s care embraces the whole earth, including our nation’s “enemies.”