Dear Reginald,
My apologies for sending this to you so soon after my previous correspondence, but I thought that this next post from Mike McKinley on the 9Marks blog was interesting. It concerns the 4th of July in Church.
A quote for you:
I think in our culture the evangelical church (especially the Southern Baptists with our God and Country celebrations) is often synonymous with right-wing patriotism. So I think it doesn't serve the gospel well to make a big show of patriotism in our worship gatherings. My fear is that it will hurt the Christians ("I must be a good Christian, I am a patriot and have a yellow ribbon sticker on my car") and the non-Christians ("Being a Christian means being a good American").I know that after not corresponding with you for such a long time, and then suddenly bombarding you with these messages, that you must feel quite confused. For that I apologize. I will attempt to be more consistent with my correspondence from this point forward, as long as nothing else distracts me.
Yours Sincerely With The Most Heartfelt of Thanks,
Jason
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