Sunday, March 09, 2008

Clashing Over Church Ritual And Flag Protocol At The Naval Academy Chapel

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- On Sundays at the Naval Academy Chapel, at a few minutes past 11 a.m., the choir stops singing and a color guard carrying the academy flag and the American flag strides up the aisle.

Below a cobalt blue stained-glass window of Jesus, one midshipman dips the academy flag before the altar cross, and the other dips the American flag.

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