I never sing the National Anthem. I will stand at baseball games when it’s played or sung, because I don’t want to dishonor the people who are allegedly are being honored by the singing of it. But look, it’s a war hym, and Mennonites cannot innocently play it or sing it. It underwrites a nationalism that is simply antithetical to what it means to be a Christian.

–Stanley Hauerwas talking about the national anthem being played at Goshen College. Quote taken from this excellent interview.

Painting by Rein Nomm

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