Responses to 9/11 and its aftermath have deepened the paradox of Christian patriotism, which may be more acute in the United States than anywhere else in the world at this particular moment.
It is indeed a perennial question: how shall Christians arrange their loyalties so that Christ alone is Lord (as we promise when we are baptized) and yet give due regard to subordinate loyalties? In particular, how shall we bring our loyalty to our nation and people into relation with our loyalty to Christ Jesus, whose lordship is over all the earth and every people?
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