there's nothing wrong with loving god and country.
What I found odd even when it was starting in my church in the 80s was what seemed to be applying G-d's promises to Israel to the United States. What's more scary is that this idea is from the Christian Identity Movement. Very scary stuff. Not that the people it has trickled down to know where it came from (most of them anyway) but that doesn't make it any less bizarre).
Houndentenor
"Get the trash off the street and back on the stage where it belongs." -- Bette Midler
