The United States of Christianity

Lest you have any doubts that Christendom laid down with the whore of imperialism and came up with a bad case of crabs, I present the U.S. Christian Flag:

If I need to detail the many ways this is wrong, then you're probably reading the wrong blog and nothing I can say will change your mind, but allow me to make a few comments.

First, let me encourage you to go to their site, and make sure you let the page load, which will bring up a song, "American Christian", by one Michael Combs. Make no mistake, the song is horrible by all standards of songwriting, and is exceeded in audacity only by the amateur production quality. Regardless, it will no doubt find itself among the frontrunners for the new national anthem when all the lower-case-christians take over, waving their newly adopted flag.

Dig further into the site, of course, and you can order your very own copy of the American Christian Flag, for only $50 (US currency only, please).

Folks, lower-case-christians need to be stopped. They're spreading like cancer and reproducing like crazy.

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