Thank you so much for your thoughtful response! I agree that this is one of the difficult things that leaders have to face in ministry, and it takes some time to get to the people on board with you. I’m not one that is going to upset the apple cart by taking the flag out of the sanctuary, but I’m also not going to worship the flag. I think most reasonable people will understand the point we try to get across. Again… most… reasonable… people, but you never know for sure who will get worked up about it, and you have to be okay with it when they do.