More Campolo, from the article at The Other Journal

An Interview With Dr. Tony Campolo by Brian Munz

I think that one of the real fears that we have after 9/11 when our love for America became so intense, is that we tend to forget that our ultimate obligation is not to the United States of America, but to Jesus Christ and to the Kingdom of God. The Bible is quite clear. As Christians, we are sojourners here. We are called in the Bible “ambassadors from God.” That is to say that we are in this world, but not of it. And when in fact our patriotism takes precedence over our spiritual commitments, we have to take a good look at ourselves and ask whether or not we have become idolatrous. I think we are on the verge of that in this country.
There’s a big argument right now as to whether American Flags should be in churches. Brethren churches and Mennonite churches historically have not had American Flags in the church because they sense the tendency to idolatry that is in patriotism. Now I find that there are Brethren churches that are beginning to put flags in churches. I don’t have any problem if you put the flag of every nation in the world in the church, but to single out one nation is to say that this Jesus that we worship calls us to loyalty to one nation above all others? Because I’ve got to tell you, I am committed to justice for all people,

Emphasis mine— We — the Church in America — are not engaged in being a Confessing Church— and therefore heretical, and failing to BE the Church.

On flags, I refuse to fly an American flag, or wear it, unless accompanied by , say, other nations flags —I have a Citizen of the World t-shirt that is covered , front and back, with the flags of most of the nations of the world. I am a WORLD patriot, and the people of the earth are my “nation”, as it should be under the “Kingdom of God”, and not swept up in nationalistic euphoria. Our alleginace is to a larger power.