Sunday, June 26, 2017 — First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, bowed before a red, white, and blue altar yesterday.
This congregation has become known in recent years for its close association with conservative, Republican politics. Pastor and CEO Robert Jeffress preaches a purely American gospel, commingled with convenient snippets of Holy Scripture. So it’s not surprising that this church would dedicate their Sunday gathering to American Jesus.
First, we had a star-spangled choral introit. Of course, what better anthem to begin patriotic worship than Jewish/agnostic American composer Irving Berlin’s tribute to that good ol’ unnamed, generic American pseudo-deity?
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Author: Jonathan Aigner
Keywords: State religion, mark of the beast, number of the beast, 666, live by the sword, patriotism, patriotic, patriotic worship, patriot, nationalism, idolatry, idol, America, god bless America, god bless the usa, USA
Bible reference(s): Revelation 13
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