The God's Standard First Project

DID YOU KNOW
The US Flag Code allows a religious flag to be displayed over the US flag on US Navy ships during religious services? Why does the same US Flag Code NOT show the same respect for God in your own houses of worship????

If displayed in church, the current US Flag Code requires the flag of the United States to be placed in a position of "superior prominence" above all other flags including the flag of your religion.

THE PROBLEM OF PROMINENCE
To most of us the marriage of God and country is as American as apple pie - but there is also a major battle brewing. Many houses of worship are facing the problem an intrusion into the sanctuary traditionally reserved for God. The intrusion is coming as patriotism in the form of our country's flag.

The American flag moved into some houses of worship during the World Wars and was quietly slipped out the back door of others during Vietnam. Since 9/11, the flag has moved back into many houses of worship. It seems that our flag is blowing in the wind of political correctness.

Is this same acceptance of political correctness allowing one of God's most basic laws to be overlooked in favor of the US Flag Code by many houses of worship? Is the flag of our country becoming an object of idolatry when it is given the position of "superior prominence" above the very symbols of our faith?

In our haste to promote patriotism are we ignoring and degrading God who gave our country the rights of life? Is this an isolated problem, or does it reflect the larger problem of many people in our country turning their backs on God and the values of faith and family?

The war by some to remove God from schools, courtrooms and our Pledge of Allegiance is really an effort remove God from the American way of life. They want to place our country first in our lives and to ignore God. By allowing government to abuse our freedom of religious expression in claiming "superior prominence" in the sanctuaries of our faith are we playing into the hands of the anti God crowd? Has the time come for houses of worship to standup for God?

God's Standard First is committed to solving this problem. We believe if your house of worship wishes to display the flag of our country it should not be on the terms of the current US Flag Code which requires the US flag assume a place of superior prominence over the flag of your faith.

To change one of the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God is not a real option, therefore we will ask Congress to change the US Flag Code. The bill will basically amend title 4, United States Code, to allow religious flags to be displayed in a place of superior prominence to the flag of the United States at or in a place of worship.

The symbolism of God over our Country will be realized every time you pass a house of worship and see what high honor the people of the United States give to God. The people of the world will know the real strength of our country comes from God when we put God's Standard first.

PROPOSAL FOR CONGRESS
Change the US Flag Code to allow flags of religion to assume their rightful place of prominence at or in places of worship.

To amend title 4, United States Code, to allow religious flags to be displayed in a place of superior prominence to the flag of the United States at or in a place of Worship.

What If???
What if the US Flag Code was different and currently allowed the Christian Flag or other religious flags to be in the position of prominence in a church?
I wonder if a member of Congress would then propose this amendment?

To amend title 4, United States Code, to "require" the flag of the United States to be displayed in a place of "superior prominence" to religious flags at or in a place of Worship.

Do you think people of faith would accept this for one minute?
Why then are we accepting it today?

CURRENT US FLAG CODE
US CODE - TITLE 4 - FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
CHAPTER 1 - THE FLAG
Sec. 7. Position and manner of display
-STATUTE (in part)
(c) No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the
same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of
America, except during church services conducted by naval chaplains
at sea, when the church pennant may be flown above the flag during
church services for the personnel of the Navy
(k) When used on a speaker's platform, the flag, if displayed
flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker. When
displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium, the flag
of the United States of America should hold the position of
superior prominence, in advance of the audience, and in the
position of honor at the clergyman's or speaker's right as he faces
the audience. Any other flag so displayed should be placed on the
left of the clergyman or speaker or to the right of the audience.
Current US Flag Code
Miscellaneous Navy Flags - Religious

FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION
U.S. Constitution: First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

''The Free Exercise Clause . . . withdraws from legislative power, state and federal, the exertion of any restraint on the free exercise of religion. Its purpose is to secure religious liberty in the individual by prohibiting any invasions there by civil authority.'' It bars ''governmental regulation of religious beliefs as such,'' prohibiting misuse of secular governmental programs ''to impede the observance of one or all religions or . . . to discriminate invidiously between religions . . . even though the burden may be characterized as being only indirect.'' FindLaw.com

Does The US Flag Code Violate The First Amendment?
- How does the federal government justify the religious freedom allowed for church pennants on Navy Ships, which are the property of the United States and use restraint in the form of superior prominence over religious flags on the private property of the church?
- Does the current US Flag Code directly or indirectly impose civil authority by requiring the flag of the United States of America, if displayed in a church, be placed in the position of superior prominence?
- By using the term "church" in the current US Flag Code does federal government impede the observance of, or discriminate against, non-Christian religions?

POTENIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT CHANGING THE US FLAG CODE
Notice from God's Standard First
- This effort in no way is to dishonor the flag of the United States of America.
- Christian, Jewish or other religious views on this website are in no way meant to offend or exclude any other religion.
- We use "place of worship" as a generic term to include Churches, Synagogues, Temples, Mosques and any other place where religion is practiced.
- The proposal calls for "at or in a place of worship." This means on the property, in or on a building and on a flagpole in front of a place of worship. It will also include a school and classroom located at a place of worship.

Would the Cross, Star of David or Islamic Crescent, fly over an American flag at or in a place of worship?
- YES, if that is the flag of their religion and THEY choose to fly it in the place of prominence.
- The First Amendment allows for freedom of ALL religious expression.
- Any religious discrimination is not to be tolerated by the United States.

Will people abuse the Flag of the United States with this change?
- Yes. People will always seek ways to abuse the flag of our country.
- 99.99% of the time this change will allow mainstream houses of worship to display the flag of their religion in the proper role of prominence with the flag of our country.

Should the American flag receive equal prominence with the flag of religion?
- NO. The United States should never be placed in a position equal to God. God should always be seen as prominent.

In places of worship, will a religious flag be required to assume the position of superior prominence?
-NO. This change would "allow" for a religious flag, displayed at or in a place of worship, to assume the place of superior prominence over the flag of the United States. The US government cannot require a house of worship to display the flag of their religion. It is our hope that each individual religion will make the decision to assume that position.

How would Vets feel about this?
- We have found that veterans, more than most, believe in God above Country.

Are you trying to dishonor the American flag?
- NO. To fly the flag of our religion over the flag of our country symbolizes that the real strength of the American people comes from God.

Should the flag of the United States be removed from places of worship?
- NO. The goal of Gods Standard First will be to encourage places of worship to display both the flag of their religion and the flag of their country.

What's the big deal, aren't these just flags?
-NO. The flag of the United States is a symbol of our country – The flag of our faith is a symbol of God.

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A message from Chuck
I wrote a poem years ago about The Forgotten Flag in the Corner At that time I did some research on the position of prominence for the American and Christian flags. I was amazed that the US Flag Code called for "superior prominence" for the flag of the United States even in my church. In the years since I often travel a road where a church flies the American flag over the Christian flag. I believe the symbolism of that display is wrong. A symbol of God should be above all things including the symbol of our country.

Most of us love the flag of our country which symbolizes freedom, including religious freedom. If asked, most of us would agree, the United States government should not require a "superior prominence" infringing on that religious expression?

The following is a poem I wrote about 10 years ago which is relevant to this issue.

God Gave Our Country
The freedom which the Pilgrims sought,
The lessons of life the Bible taught,
To a new generation may be lost,
If people of God don’t pay the cost.
The religious rights our forefathers saw,
Which in our constitution became the law,
Are under attack by a liberal cause,
To stop prayer in our schools and halls.
When people teach that God is wrong,
And prayer from our school is forever gone,
Can the Children of God last for long,
If we don’t unite to prove God strong?
When Christians do their righteous deed,
And Godly leaders pay them heed,
Only then can the right succeed,
And the shadow of darkness will recede.
The separation of Church from State,
Is surely work of the Devil’s fate,
The laws of man may be of late,
But it’s God’s law that made us great.
We all must stand for morals and right,
And respect why our fathers died in fight,
We must never lose our vision and sight,
That God gave our country the rights to life.

For more of what God has done for me, Please read: I Lost, Thanks God / How I Started Newsbull

Thanks and may God Bless

FLAGS OF MAJOR RELIGIONS IN AMERICA
Anglican Catholic ~ Buddhism ~ Christian ~ Ecumenical Catholic ~ Episcopal ~ Greek Orthodox ~ Hinduism ~ Islamic ~ Judaism ~ Lutheran ~ Mormons ~ Roman Catholic ~ United Methodist

From The Bible

Deuteronomy 5:6-8
6 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
7 "You shall have no other gods before me.
8 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.

Deuteronomy 28:1-2
1 If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.
2 All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:

Psalm 95:2-4
2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
3 For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.

Psalm 96:4-6
4 For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.

RIGHT HAND IS PROMINENT
Psalm 16:7-11
7 I will praise the LORD , who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
10 because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
11 You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Psalm 18:34-36
34 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great.
36 You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.

Psalm 48:9-11
9 Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
10 Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.

Psalm 89:12-14
12 You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.
13 Your arm is endued with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.

Psalm 118:15-17
15 Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!
16 The LORD's right hand is lifted high; the LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"
17 I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.

Psalm 121:5-6
5 The LORD watches over you- the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

Isaiah 41:9-11
9 I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant'; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
11 All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish.

Isaiah 63:11-13
11 Then his people recalled the days of old, the days of Moses and his people- where is he who brought them through the sea, with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he who set his Holy Spirit among them,
12 who sent his glorious arm of power to be at Moses' right hand, who divided the waters before them, to gain for himself everlasting renown,
13 who led them through the depths? Like a horse in open country, they did not stumble;

From Our Founding Fathers

The Star-Spangled Banner – Verse 4 by Francis Scott Key
O thus be it ever when free-men shall stand
Between their lov'd home and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust!”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

John Adams
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other."

"Statesmen, my dear Sir, may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is Religion and Morality alone, which can establish the Principles upon which Freedom can securely stand.

The only foundation of a free Constitution is pure Virtue, and if this cannot be inspired into our People in a greater Measure, than they have it now, they may change their Rulers and the forms of Government, but they will not obtain a lasting liberty."

Abigail Adams
"...a true American Patriot must be a religious man...He who neglects his duty to his maker, may well be expected to be deficient and insincere in his duty towards the public."

Benjamin Franklin
"I have lived, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth -- that God Governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?

Andrew Jackson
"The Bible is the Rock on which this Republic rests."

Abraham Lincoln
President Lincoln was once asked if God was on his side. His reply was, "It is not is God on my side, but am I on God's side?"

"It is the duty of nations, as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God and to recognize the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.

"We have been recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown; but we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own."

James Madison
"Religion is the basis and Foundation of Government."

"We have all been encouraged to feel in the guardianship and guidance of that Almighty Being, whose power regulates the destiny of nations."

"Before any man can be considered as a member of civil society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe. And to the same Divine Author of every good and perfect gift [James 1:17] we are indebted for all those privileges and advantages, religious as well as civil, which are so richly enjoyed in this favored land."

"The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded."

William Penn
"If we will not be governed by God, we must be governed by tyrants."

George Washington
"The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained."

"Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey His will." - President George Washington / The first National Day of Thanksgiving, 1789

Articles of Interest

The Christian Flag / Bob Jones University
Display of the flag became more controversial during World War II, when Congress adopted standards for proper etiquette in displaying the American flag. The standards mandated that the flag of the United States always be given the preeminent place when displayed with another flag. 9 The legislation contained no penalties, and was therefore more of a courtesy matter than a statute, but it caused problems in some churches. More liberal churches in particular saw conflicts between clergy worried about giving preeminence to "Caesar" over Christ and congregations wanting to promote patriotism in light of the world war.
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Should We Have Flags in the Church? / United Methodist Church
The Christian Flag gives the background of the Christian flag and the reasons why it should always have the place of highest honor when it is displayed. It is not a denominational flag or a church flag, but a symbol of our allegiance to Jesus Christ, who is above all others. It is a cardinal tenet of our faith that our loyalty to Christ comes above all earthly loyalties.
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Of Flag and Faith on the Fourth of July
Honor the people who have fought for our country. Do it in church. Raise the flag in your front yard. But don’t put the flag on an equal standing with the cross. Don’t put our country on an equal standing with God. Our flag is beautiful but it should never be paraded down the aisle of a Christian church.
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The American Flag in Methodist Worship / United Methodist Church
Methodist E. M. Conover of the Interdenominational Bureau of Architecture had earlier addressed the matter of placement of the American and Christian flags. He observed, "It is rather humiliating to a Christian to find that any symbol intended to signalize the universal Christian religion should take a secondary position to a national emblem." Conover was not alone in his concern about subordinating Christian (or intended Christian) symbols to a national flag.
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Flagging Faith / The Osgood File
After 9/11, have American flags overshadowed the cross in church? Many churches have placed American flags in and around their worship areas, even on the altar, as a way to demonstrate their patriotism after September 11. But some people are concerned the displays obscure a far more important symbol: the cross. They warn the flag is in danger of becoming the object of idolatry, which is considered a sin in the Christian church.
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Do American flags belong in Catholic churches? / US Catholic
Symbols express people's beliefs and loyalties—in what they put their faith. Most American Catholics believe in the basic goodness of their country and are loyal to it. They also believe in a God whose kingdom transcends all nations, in a savior, Jesus Christ, who died at the hands of the state and who came to break the grip of destruction and death, and in a church that serves this kingdom and Lord. How and if parishes display the flag—or sing patriotic hymns, pray for their country, or use other "symbols"—will show whether their loyalties are complementary or confused.
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Biblical Insights / Lanark Brethren
To some there will be no evident connection between the honoring of the flag of the United States and the honoring of the symbol of the king or state in Daniel's day. But, to many who study these Biblical teachings carefully, the instruction comes through quite clearly. Without mentioning God even once, the entire Book of Esther is another example of the approach to this problem. We can assuredly conclude that from a Biblical perspective God is above any king or ruler or other authority or symbol.
We call our church house, "the House of God." If it is consecrated for the worship of God, can we thoughtfully place the flag of any nation in the place of honor or in any place where it will be in evidence when we worship God. Some of us speak of the area where we worship as a "sanctuary," which means a sacred place. To bring into our "holy of Holies" the proud emblem of national power and put it in the position of honor, is for some thoughtful persons putting God under our country.
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Is it appropriate to have flags in worship? / Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
While affirming that within the Christian tradition the Cross is a sufficient symbol for loyalty to God, General Assembly also recognizes the generally accepted Christian flag, not as something important in itself but as a symbol of the Kingdom of Our Lord; sanctions its use, on appropriate occasions, in churches and during services of worship, either by itself, or with another flag or flags; and urges that whenever the Christian flag is used, it should have the place of honor, worthy of the Kingdom for which it stands, and should never be subordinated to any secular flag. This means among other things, according to the generally accepted code, that it should have the highest position if one flag is above another, it should lead in processions, it should be placed on the right of a minister or speaker if used on the chancel or platform or on the right of the congregation or audience if standing on the floor.
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Flags at heart of church-state debate / The Tennessean
At Blakemore United Methodist Church, the Rev. Michael Williams said the presence of the American flag in the sanctuary is an accepted custom. He said that's OK as long as the flag is not equated with Christian symbols. ''I'd have a problem if it was displayed with the same status as the cross,'' he said. ''Christianity doesn't observe borders. We pray for the people here, we pray for the people of Afghanistan.''
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Meaning of the Folding the American Flag
The flag folding ceremony represents the same religious principles on which our great country was originally founded.
The portion of the flag denoting honor is the canton of blue containing the stars representing states our veterans served in uniform. The canton field of blue dresses from left to right and is inverted only when draped as a pall on the casket of a veteran who has served our country honorably in uniform.
In the Armed Forces of the United States, at the ceremony of retreat, the flag is lowered, folded in a triangle fold and kept under watch throughout the night as a tribute to our nations honored dead. The next morning it is brought out and, at the ceremony of reveille, run aloft as a symbol of our belief in the resurrection of the body.
• The first fold of our flag is a symbol of life.
• The second fold is a symbol of our belief in the eternal life.
• The third fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veteran departing our ranks and who gave a portion of life for the defense of our country to attain peace throughout the world.
• The fourth fold represents our weaker nature; for as American citizens trusting in God, it is to Him we
turn in times of peace as well as in times of war for His divine guidan
• The fifth fold is a tribute to our country, for in the words of Stephen Decatur, “Our country, in dealing
with other countries, may she always be right, but it is still our country, right or wrong.”
• The sixth fold is for where our hearts lie. It is with our heart that we pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America, and to the republic for which it stand, one nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.
• The seventh fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that we protect our country and our flag against all enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of our republic.
• The eighth fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death, that we
might see the light of day, and to honor our mother, for whom it flies on Mothers Day.
• The ninth fold is a tribute to womanhood, for it has been through their faith, love, loyalty and devotion
that the character of the men and women who have made this country great have been molded.
• The tenth fold is a tribute to father, for he, too, has given his sons and daughters for the defense of
our country since he or she was first born.
• The eleventh fold, in the eyes of Hebrew citizens, represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon and glorifies, in their eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
•The twelfth fold, in the eyes of a Christian citizen, represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in their eyes, God the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost.
National Flag Day Foundation ~ US Flag.org

God's Standard First Declaration of Prominence

_____________________________________________________________________
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION:
(Name)

GOD'S STANDARD FIRST DECLARATION OF PROMINENCE:
We believe we are one Nation under God and that a symbol of God and our religion takes prominence over a symbol of our country at or in our own places of worship.

We hereby agree, accept and are honored by this change to the US Flag Code to allow the flag of our religion to assume the position of prominence at or in our places of worship.

We hereby agree with the US Flag Code (Revised) and God's Standard First Flag Code and will display the flag of our religion accordingly. (See God's Standard Flag Code below)

This Declaration of Prominence in no way is to show disrespect for the flag of the United States of America or any other flag.

We will instruct all places of worship under our leadership in the United States and US Territories to fly the flag of our religion in the position of prominence.

We will instruct all schools under our leadership located at or in our places of worship in the United States and US Territories to fly the flag of our religion in the position of prominence.

We will instruct all places of worship and schools under our leadership in the United States and US Territories to fly the flag of the United States in our places of worship along with the flag or our religion.

Acceptance of this Declaration of Prominence is contingent upon final passage of the God's Standard First Bill by the Congress and Senate of the United States. This Declaration of Prominence will become effective upon the signature of the President of the United States. We reserve to right to withdraw from this Declaration of Prominence at any time for any reason.

OUR RELIGIOUS FLAG OF PROMINENCE:
Flag Description:

We hereby declare the above described flag as the flag of prominence of our religion.

This Declaration of Prominence is hereby accepted by;

Date:

FLAG OF PROMINENCE:
We hereby declare this flag as our religious flag of prominence;
Flag Description:

This flag will fly in a position of prominence at and in all places of worship under our leadership.
in the United States of America and US Territories.

In the United States of America and US Territories the flag of the United States will be in next order of prominence with honor.

FLAG CARRIED IN A PROCESSION:
The flag of prominence, when carried in a procession with another flag or flags, should be either on the marching right; that is, the flag's own right, or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line.

FLAG DISPLAYED ON A SINGLE STAFF:
No other flag or pennant should ever be placed above the flag of prominence. A religious flag may be flown in the position of prominence above the flag of the United States of America at or in a place of worship.

DISPLAYED ON A WALL:
The flag of prominence, when it is displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should be on the right, the flag's own right, and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag.

GROUP OF FLAGS:
When flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of prominence should be hoisted first and lowered last. The flag of prominence should be to the left of the observer in the street.
The flag of prominence should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags are grouped and displayed from staffs.

FLAG DISPLAYED FROM A BUILDING:
When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall from a building at a place of worship, the flag of prominence should be to the left of the observer in the street.

FLAG DISPLAYED IN A PLACE OF WORSHIP:
When used on a speaker's platform in a place of worship, the flag of prominence, if displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker.

When displayed from a staff in a place of worship, the flag should hold the position of prominence, in advance of the audience, and in the position of honor at the speaker's right as he or she faces the audience. Any other flag so displayed should be placed on the left of the speaker or to the right of the audience.

FLAG DISPLAYED AT HALF STAFF:
The flag of prominence, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.

FLAG DISPLAYED IN LOBBY:
When the flag of prominence is displayed from the wall or on a staff in a corridor or lobby in a place of worship the flag of prominence should be to the observer's left upon entering.
When the flag of prominence is suspended across a corridor or lobby in a place of worship with only one main entrance, it should be suspended vertically with the flag to the observer's left upon entering. If the building has more than one main entrance, the flag should be suspended vertically near the center of the corridor or lobby.