You’ve likely heard about the controversy surrounding the flying of a Christian flag at a public veterans memorial in King, NC. It’s been going on for a few months, but the headlines really started when the King City Council voted to stop flying the flag for fear of violating the law over the whole separation of church and state thing. After the decision lots of pro-flag folks started protesting, marching, etc.
The council reconvened and revisited the matter, eventually deciding to pursue a compromise which would have them rotating the Christian flag with other sectarian flags recognized by the military. That decision has ticked off some of the Christian flag folks. Now keep in mind that at least some of them have been saying that they were arguing for the ability to fly any religious flag, not just the Christian flag. Also keep in mind that the folks opposed to the flag were saying all along that they were opposed to any government endorsement of religion because there are Americans who are unaffiliated with any religion and they shouldn’t be made to feel uncomfortable at a public memorial.
All that sets the stage for a story today about a pro-Christian flag group threatening to sue if they don’t like King’s policy. A quote from a group member makes a perfect argument in favor of the flag opponents’ position:
“Now the group, known as “The King Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Foundation,” said it plans to see exactly how the City Council’s new plan will work.
“The question we’re raising now is the possibility of having say, the Wiccan flag flown or the Satanic flag flown, which are recognized by the U.S. military — or a Muslim flag flown over a U.S. veterans memorial,” group leader Stephen James said.”
Seriously, can he not see that he’s making the perfect argument for those who are opposed to any sectarian flag flying at a government owned facility? Folks if it’s okay to fly a Christian flag then it also has to be okay to fly a Wiccan, Atheist or Muslim flag.
I have to ask Mr. James one question: If those symbols are good enough for the US military because people with those beliefs have fought and died for our country, why are they not good enough for you and your fellow members of the The King Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Foundation?
Here’s a link to the story.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/25682293/detail.html
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To the few relatives and real friends of people buried out there, this might be an important and emotional issue. But I submit that most of these bandwagon loud mouths have seized upon this just as an opportunity to bring attention to themselves because they are bored and need a job. They have succeeded in bringing something un-newsworthy to our attention and they are wasting a lot of time and probably a lot of money, tax dollars, in pursuit of just another miscarriage of political correctness. I blame all sides for this obnoxcious and trivial waste of funds. To those people who actually know someone buried out there, could you just put a flag on the grave and tell everyone to get lost?
Your idea would work fine if this was a graveyard. Its a public park though, no one is buried anywhere near the flag. There is playground equiptment and a small fish pond.