We're not talking about God's people here, we're talking about a kingdom of the world here.
It's nationalism mixed with gospel.
The USA or any other earthly kingdom slaughtering in God's name is, putting it mildly, horrific.
When the libbies get their way, and we can no longer meet to sing praise loudly, tithe & support foreign missions, edify each other, & teach our kids about Christ without the government regulating us, I'll take the U.S. flag down, because then it won't mean anything.
Right now, it still stands for something, and the ungratefulness for the sacrifice given so we can freely worship astounds me.
Uh...taking the American flag down in worship is not ungratefulness.
It has no place in Christian worship.
I have no problem with it flying elsewhere - in fact, I expect it.
I have never seen a national flag in a church service anywhere but the US. That, of course, does not mean it does not happen.
I wonder if this is mostly unique to the US?
One of the acknowledged tenets of Baptists is separation of church and state. I often wonder if the patriotising of US churches is in accord with this principle.
No other nation has been founded on the precepts of scripture. No other country had its first President call for holding to prayer and a focus on God as well as saw the hand of God in its founding.
Well, maybe not 'unique' but most prevelent in the US. A couple of those shots were of an international display of flags as opposed to a patriotic display of one particular country.
The presence of the Union Flag (our national flag) in UK church buildings here is the exception rather than the rule.
Sometimes the national flag will be there when a church building is used for a special service for the armed forces, scouts, or similar organisations, but not usually for ordinary services.