Charles, even the phrase “flag desecration” is redolent of state worship. The Tomb of the Unknown is a temple complete with mock religious ceremonies (even if it turned out to be the Tomb of the Known in one of the minor scandals of the Reagan administration). Mt. Rushmore mimics religious statuary in Luxor or Babylon. A Roman temple offers us Lincoln Best and Greatest on his fasces-encrusted throne. The Jefferson Memorial is a Greek temple. The Washington Monument is an Egyptian religious symbol. DC is strewn with these chilling edifices. And the Christian right, in the Yankee-Puritan tradition, regards the … Continue reading re: Equivalence & Idolatry