Sentences with phrase «flag as a memorial»
With full respect of the autonomy of the local church, we call brothers and sisters in Christ who display the Confederate battle flag as a memorial... to consider prayerfully whether to limit, or even more so, discontinue its display.
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We as Christians get mad when the government takes down our flags at memorials and such.
«The Memorial Flag is meant to serve as a long - lasting symbol of our respect for those who were lost on September 11th and our resilience in the face of tragedy,» Governor Cuomo said.
KINGSTON — Perfect springtime weather marked this year's Memorial Day, as thousands of spectators lined the streets of Hudson Valley, New York communities to mark the occasion with flags, honor, parades and ceremonies to honor those who gave their lives for our country.
Celebrate Flag Day with the dedication of County Route 40A (St. Andrews Road) as the «Dutchess County Veterans Memorial Highway.»
Poughkeepsie, NY... Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro will join with local veterans, elected officials and community members tomorrow morning, Saturday, June 14th, to celebrate Flag Day with a special dedication of County Route 40A (St. Andrews Road) in the Town of Hyde Park as the «Dutchess County Veterans Memorial Highway.»
So, the events of the past few years — among them the violence of white supremacists in Charlottesville, the church shootings in Charleston, the national debate over Confederate flags and memorials — certainly shaped the book, especially as they emphasize the extent to which the history of our country is built around the armature of slavery and the Civil War, and how far we still are from putting those issues behind us.
«Because of the quantity I buy, they cost as little as a postage stamp,» says LaVecchia, whose agents place the lawn flags on the front lawns of neighborhood communities to promote patriotism on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day.
In this month of May, as we take time off for Memorial Day — and next month on June 14, Flag Day — we can reflect on how much those rights, founded in freedom, really mean to us.