The photo was taken at an American church where a sermon was used as part of a recruitment drive for the armed forces.
Yes, that really is Jesus superimposed on Ole Glory.
This alone is enough to make my stomache turn, and to ache for a nation that once embraced 'the separation of church and state' - but it get's worse.
Bartholomew's Notes on Religion points out that the IRS is going after an Episcopalian church and threatening their tax emempt status for suggesting that Jesus could have voted for either Kerry or Bush.
Apparently, suggesting that parishoners have an open mind about politics is an unconsionable conlfation of the public sphere with religion
What the picture above suggests is going on in the right wing churches that are not being investigated by the IRS isn't commented on.
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