{"id":3767,"date":"2011-07-02T23:04:24","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T03:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=3767"},"modified":"2011-07-02T23:04:24","modified_gmt":"2011-07-03T03:04:24","slug":"are-god-and-country-church-services-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/07\/are-god-and-country-church-services-wrong","title":{"rendered":"Are “God and country” church services wrong?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The 4th of July is near, and it\u2019s time for cookouts, barbecue, fireworks, and \u2013 so it seems \u2013 patriotic worship services,” writes Stan Reeves, an elder at Grace Heritage Church in Auburn, Alabama, on the website “Reformed Baptist Fellowship.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“At least in my neck of the woods, these are often called ‘God and country’services.\u00a0 A typical patriotic service might include a presentation of the American flag, singing of patriotic hymns, and a message centered around the Christian roots of the United States and a call to return to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Are these services God-honoring?\u00a0 Are they wise?”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“The 4th of July is near, and it\u2019s time for cookouts, barbecue, fireworks, and \u2013 so it seems \u2013 patriotic worship services,” writes Stan Reeves, an elder at Grace Heritage Church in Auburn, Alabama, on the website “Reformed Baptist Fellowship.”\u00a0 “At least in my neck of the woods, these are often called ‘God and country’services.\u00a0…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":270,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,8],"tags":[1007,2201],"class_list":["post-3767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian","category-news","tag-fourth-of-july","tag-news"],"yoast_head":"\nAre "God and country" church services wrong?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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