The Appeal to Heaven Flag-Excerpt from "Spiritual Warriors"

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson hangs an "Appeal to Heaven" flag outside of his Capitol office. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew one at his vacation home. ICJS Protestant Scholar Matthew D. Taylor explains the significance of this symbol and the Christian nationalist extremism it represents in an excerpt from the short film "Spiritual Warriors: Decoding Christian Nationalism at the Capitol Riot:" • Spiritual Warriors: De...

[@abcusa123mich]

Notice how these flags were seen around the Capitol, not inside the Capitol. So the people who didn't break the law.

[@JonSmyth-h5n]

Some people just can't get their head wrapped around the plain fact that the 6th was orchestrated by the left.

[@bennettbush3906]

Civic nationalism. It’s different from what the nationalism people think they mean when they speak of Christian nationalism.

[@skepticus5705]

An appeal to heaven is an appeal to religion. Usually the religion of the appealer. You know, circular logic.

[@johnlove5684]

LOVE THE BACKGROUND MUSIC

[@BenDover-kt2pe]

Mood Music for the programming..

[@niftyp2320]

This is a partially dishonest representation of the flag (conflating the actual meaning of the flag versus what it is being used for here), and could be in itself a divisive approach to hate-symbols. Same thing that happened with the Gadsden flag, which to many represents liberty for all but has been misappropriated

[@HarryHill-dy1sp]

That's sas I was going to buy one . I saw it flying during a prayer concert with a full African American gospel choir of and saw it as a flag meaning loving God and God loving us eternally. I had no idea it has been co opped by militants.😭✝️

[@EasytheGoon]

You need to learn some history.

[@billysanderson4921]

Militants are justified fool

[@beckiejani7782]

We should take it back and change the style somewhat. Like what I saw done to the Gadsen Flag. Someone had shaped the rattlesnake into fallopian tubes and uterus; women saying "Don't tread on me."

[@bluesfan6862]

Someone had a “jesus saves” flag on Jan.6 . Many say “Jesus is king” to intentionally offend Jews. Shall you stop using those because “militants” have abused them? Will you stop reading the Bible because slave owners used it to defend slavery??? You’re being a sheep, and acting like a coward. Stand on your own two feet, and quit bowing down to the anti God mob. Give it some time.. they’ll say militants have overtaken Christianity and we need to be exterminated.. and that’s Biblical. Jesus is king. Appeal to heaven

[@luke2183]

That damn George Washington 🙄