Flags In The Sanctuary

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Ida Hakkarinen, Member, ELCA Church Council
Flags In The Sanctuary

See <http://www.elca.org/dcm/worship/qa/flags.html> for information about the display of national flags in a worship space. Written by the late Paul Nelson, the document provides thoughtful, detailed, and helpful information that can be used as a resource in discussions such as the one you describe.

If one does display the United States flag, whether in a sanctuary, a fellowship hall, or on the grounds of a building, one then needs to be knowledgeable about flag etiquette. The Flag Code (Title 4, U.S. Code, Chapter 1) may be found at <http://www.legion.org/americanism/flagcode.htm>.

 

Ida Hakkarinen
Member, ELCA Church Council
Metro Washington DC Synod Council
Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church & Student Center, College Park, MD
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