The Christian Broadcast Network website reports today (July 3, 2011) that Mennonite pastor Mark Schloneger has drawn national attention, after CNN posted his blog discussing why he does not sing the national anthem.
In his article -- titled "My Faith: Why I Don't Sing the Star-Spangled Banner" -- Schloneger says he desires the "church to be the church" and strictly separated from the state.
"Most Mennonite churches do not have flags inside them, and many Mennonites are uncomfortable with the ritual embedded in the singing of the national anthem," he wrote.
He added, "That's because we recognize only one Christian nation, the church, the holy nation that is bound together by a living faith in Jesus rather than by man-made, blood-soaked borders."
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