Re: Flag Ceremony
Alan Houser (troop24@EMF.NET)
Mon, 16 Dec 1996 22:38:18 -0800
TomlinsonL <LarryT@MANTECH-MIAMI.COM> wrote:
>IMHO, the Christian flag should be placed above the national flag.
>Reasoning--God is above the Constitution, Executive, Legislative, and
>Judicial (Sometimes they don't admit they are subordinate to anyone!).
>However, I am sitting on the fence on demoninational flags such as Roman
>Catholic, Baptist, etc.
I will grant that you are entitled to your opinion, Larry, but can you
please clarify for me what this flag would say to those of us with other
religious beliefs?
What if I have in my troop Christians, Jews, and Buddhists (actually,
I have all three, and I have had a Moslem in the past)?
"A Scout is reverent. A Scout is reverent toward God. He is faithful
in his religious duties. He respects the beliefs of others."
YiS,
Alan R. Houser ** Scoutmaster, Berkeley Troop 24 ** troop24@emf.net
** WWW page ** http://www.emf.net/~troop24/t24.html **
Scoutmaster, Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Contingent Jamboree Troop #637
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