Flags of Christian Churches Advocated to Oppose Confederate Flag

Yesterday’s Galax Virginia Gazette reports the latest installment in the battle of flags. In April, Carroll County supervisors accepted funds from the Jubal Early Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 1691 to erect a new flagpole on the courthouse lawn. It is to be used to fly flags honoring veterans of all wars from Carroll County, including those from the Civil War. This means that the Confederate flag will sometimes fly there. Many residents have objected to that. One opponent, Gary Marshall, director of the Bethesda Heritage Trust, has now requested that yet a third flagpole be set up for him to use to fly historic Christian flags of various denominations. He says that these are also part of the county’s history. [Thanks to Becky Dale on Religionlaw listserv for this information.]