- Jan 18, 2012
- 2,276
- 1,097
- Country
- United States
- Faith
- Anglican
- Marital Status
- Widowed
I served five years in the US Navy and I cringe when I see that stuff brought into the service. They have nothing to do with each other. I also can't squeeze into the dress blues anymore.In my church we get past American Independence Day well enough, it's Veteran's Day that rankles me. Veteran parishioners join the procession, some wearing their thirty year old military uniforms, carrying their service branchs' flags, which are posted at the front of the church for the duration of the service. And God forbid we don't have a member who served in the Coast Guard or we'll scour the community until we find one, and make the poor chap become an Episcopalian for the day to carry the USCG's flag in the procession, too.
The only thing worse than nationalism is militarism. I stay home that Sunday unless I've lost track of the calendar. And if I stumble into the service by accident, I kick myself.
Upvote
0