It happened in the historic city of Boston in a courthouse. The news reported the story: "The city of Boston has agreed to pay more than $2.1 million to the Christian legal organization that backed a court challenge after the city refused to fly a Christian flag outside City Hall, a case that made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"The settlement announced Tuesday by Liberty Counsel covers attorneys' fees and other costs associated with the legal battle that started in 2017 when city resident Hal Shurtleff and his Camp Constitution group asked to hoist the flag on one of three poles on City Hall Plaza to mark Constitution Day.
"The Christian flag — which is white, with a red cross on a blue background in the upper left corner —finally flew for a couple of hours outside City Hall on August 3, 2022, as activists cheered and sang songs of praise,"
A five-year battle, over two million dollars, all for a couple of hours? And for what purpose? It will be forgotten tomorrow.
But there's a question: Why? What's the purpose? The courthouse isn't Christian and has nothing to do with Christianity. In fact, many of their decisions have been flat-out anti-Christian.
Freedom of speech? Yes, that's true. But, again, why? Is this a line in the sand you're willing to die for?
For those 120 minutes, was the city government of Boston Christianized? Did Boston's colleges such as MIT, Harvard, and Boston College profess the name of Christ? Did the culture change in any way? Of course not.
The issue goes deeper than that. God ordained the state because of sin. Its concern is for all people. God ordained the church for the community of the saved.
The state cannot be Christianized, certainly not by a flag flying for a few hours.
Five long years of legal wrangling. Over $2 million spent. Why on earth?
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