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glinNC
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Posted: March 24 2008 at 9:10am \| IP Logged

We got a flag pole as a gift, and I want to fly the Church's flag over the American flag (since God's laws supercede civil laws), but I am told that the flag etiquette is that the US flag must fly over all other flags. What would you do?

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Posted: March 24 2008 at 11:44am \| IP Logged

glinNC wrote:

What would you do?

Our family would follow the flag code.

JUST man's laws are to be followed...St Paul in Romans 13 (footnotes on link are excellent)

Do you plan to follow the codes otherwise (correct way to raise, lower, when fly half-staff, don't touch the ground, ect.), but not this one?

When I've seen both displayed in church, they are displayed next to one another following code. (doesn't address the flag pole issue, but the church isn't displaying them against code)

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glinNC
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Posted: March 24 2008 at 12:15pm \| IP Logged

Thanks for the link ... that helps a lot!

Yes, of course, we would follow the codes of flying a flag and showing respect to the US flag. My question arose out of thinking how God's laws come first and that the Church's flag should (IMHO) be on top (out of love of the Church).

Maybe I should get another pole and fly them side by side!

Thanks for responding!

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Posted: March 24 2008 at 1:10pm \| IP Logged

Technically, you should not put them on the same pole since the Vatican Flag also represents a sovereign nation. But we flew ours on the same pole.

Should you choose to purchase another pole, you must fly the United States flag slightly higher. It is a question of protocol. Do a google on flag code or protocol.

My dh and ds are scouts. And a dear friend is retired navy ... this is where my information comes from. Hope this helps!

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Posted: March 24 2008 at 1:59pm \| IP Logged

If I only had one pole (which, we don't even have that, though my husband really wants one), I would probably just choose to fly the Vatican flag if you have such a preference for the Vatican flag being more prevalent, yk, if that's what better represents your family's values. It isn't an anti-patriotic statement to simply not fly the American flag. You could even keep one to run up on American holidays, etc...

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