A pastor can decline patriotic ritual on religious principle

Evidence

I don’t see myself pastorally as having an obligation to the U.S.A. I see my obligation as being to the kingdom of God,” he says. “Our church hosts the Rotary Club each week, and I’m a member. I will stand during the Pledge of Allegiance, but I won’t recite it. Because that space for me is sacred, and in that sacred space, I’m not willing to pledge allegiance to anything but God. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 120

Categorization

• XREF: Turns the usual Christian nationalist equation — in which patriotism and faith fuse — on its head, both within this book and against the Immodesty/Dress chapter themes of classed religiosity. — connects to: Laws stripping religious freedom provoke principled civil disobedience — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 824

Broader Connections

• Laws stripping religious freedom provoke principled civil disobedience #expands (0.78) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 824