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Implications of flag, anthem
Quakertown, Pa.
By John and Betty Drescher Quakertown, Pa.We had not thought through all the implications of saluting the flag or singing the national anthem until our son, in high school, felt he could not honestly salute the flag and sing a war song. He stood in respect.
When confronted by the principal and assistant principal, who were ex-sergeants in the army, our son gave excellent reasons why he could not salute or sing. These men did all they could to destroy our son with fists in his face, threats and harassing personally before 900 students. All of his teachers, except one, told us they did not agree with what was happening to our son. Then we began to understand what saluting the flag and singing the national anthem really means.
We see Goshen College’s decision as further eroding the church’s peace position and showing the extent to which many have accommodated and acculturated.
History proves that the church never remains spiritually vital in a sympathetic society
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