Give An Inch ~ They Take A Mile  

Posted by Stan Harrington


Prior to reading this posting, I would recommend that you read the previous posting on this site, dated 4/23/2010.

The Military Religious Foundation was the group that applied political pressure to the Department of Defense, in particular the U.S. Army to cancel the invitation of Evangelist Franklin Graham as the guest speaker at National Prayer Day ceremonies held at the Pentagon on May 6, 2010. Unfortunately, the U.S. Army or higher authority yielded to the pressure and canceled the appearance of Franklin Graham.

Today, in Denver, Colorado this same group, The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, is applying the pressure to have the above symbol removed and changed. This is the military emblem of Evans Army Community Hospital at Fort Carson, Colorado. The motto "pro deo et humanitate" means "For God and Humanity". "The cross, which has a pointed base is both an emblem of mercy and a symbol dating to the Middle Ages, when pilgrims carried a cross with a spiked base to mark the site of a camp."

Mikey Weinstein, President of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation said "that's a reference to the Crusades and could embolden U.S. enemies who want to portray the war on terror as a Christian war on Islam."

I really did not want to get into this "dog fight", but I am tiring rapidly of the daily onslaughts of America by radicals that are pursuing their personal agenda against our foundation. It is safe to assume, eventually they will get around to applying pressure to the U.S. Navy.

The U.S. Flag Code provides that "No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America, except during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea, the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for the personnel of the Navy." In 1975, this code was amended to also allow the "Jewish Pennant" the same honor.

U.S. Navy Church Pennant


I would guess that eventually this same group will want to remove all of the "Red Crosses" from the helmets of our military medical personnel.

This entry was posted on April 29, 2010 at Thursday, April 29, 2010 . You can follow any responses to this entry through the comments feed .

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I had a different posting for the site and posted it. Then I checked my news source and found the article that I am referencing today. Same group of my previous posting so I gave it priority. If your tracker shows a different title, now you know why!

4/29/10, 11:20 PM

The Church Pennant flying above the national flag is permitted, however, one additional pennant is also authorized to fly above the flag and is done, seven days a week. That is the Commissioning Pennant. This pennant flies 24 hours a day showing that the ship is a active Commissioned U.S. Navy Ship, it flies from the highest point on the ship in port and at sea.

4/30/10, 10:32 AM
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