Is it ok if I like the " Don't tread on me flag"?

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I don’t care how I look to the blm and antifa rioters, but I wish to use this flag but I mean the snake on it like in the Bible
 
Snakes are not somehow inherently evil because of Genesis. That’s like saying pigs are inherently evil because Jesus drove demons into them.

Snakes are just snakes. They are part of God’s creation.
 
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StudentMI:
I myself look at it like the word comrade. Just because it’s associated with communism doesn’t make it a bad word. Same with the flag.
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That’s all academic. If a person displays the Gadsden Flag they are going to be associated with these groups and it will attract attention.

For the original question: nobody is a mind-reader and only the OP knows what his intentions are. Nobody else does. So I don’t know if it’s a sin or not, I’m just saying that the flag is associated with domestic terrorism
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In VA is one of the plate options you can legally get at DMV. It is not associate with domestic terrorism but it is very popular among right wing republicans and in rural areas.

https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/vehicles/#splates/info.asp?idnm=DTOM
 
Well I am still in the process of converting. I haven’t even been going to church for a year
 
aroosi said:
In VA is one of the plate options you can legally get at DMV. It is not associate with domestic terrorism but it is very popular among right wing republicans and in rural areas.

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
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Yes, and the Confederate flag was displayed on the Mississippi state flag up until very recently and people sometimes display it at their homes.

Nonetheless, it is associated with domestic terrorism and white hate groups. The FBI has needed to elevated the threat level of these groups in recent years as they have become bolder and more dangerous, and occasionally these groups penetrate Catholic circles although they are more prevalent among areas that are nominally protestant. So that is something for the OP to consider if he were to ever display it.
 
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I think that’s bringing in a lot of political baggage to what was originally a question about sin. In addition it depends on where you live if you were to be looked at as an extremist for displaying it. Here, I don’t think anyone would care if I were to do so. In NYC, who knows.
 
StudentMI said:
I think that’s bringing in a lot of political baggage to what was originally a question about sin. In addition it depends on where you live if you were to be looked at as an extremist for displaying it. Here, I don’t think anyone would care if I were to do so. In NYC, who knows.
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It’s not baggage. It’s reality. An alien from Mars that doesn’t know anything about Earth might look at a Nazi symbol and find it aesthetically pleasing, until she learns about the history and the association behind it. The Gadsden Flag isn’t as politically charged as the Nazi flag, but it still has a history associated with it in recent years and ignoring it is not prudent.
 
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And if one goes to certain Asian countries swastikas are displayed on temples. It’s also about where you live.
 
StudentMI said:
And if one goes to certain Asian countries swastikas are displayed on temples. It’s also about where you live.
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That’s not relevant to the question.

If you live anywhere in the US outside of very rural, white areas, the Gadsden Flag is going to draw negative attention. I’m not even bringing my own political persuasion into this. That is just the reality of it whether you like it or dislike it. It’s a flag that appears at hate rallies or hate organizations on a regular basis. Maybe it meant something different 200 years ago but that isn’t the world that we live in.
 
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Tea party tag. These people are normally armed and I give them a wide berth.
 
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I like the Gadsden flag and I don’t care about its associations with other groups. I have no apologies to make for the actions of others.
 
TK421 said:
That’s not relevant to the question.

If you live anywhere in the US outside of very rural, white areas, the Gadsden Flag is going to draw negative attention. I’m not even bringing my own political persuasion into this. That is just the reality of it whether you like it or dislike it. It’s a flag that appears at hate rallies or hate organizations on a regular basis. Maybe it meant something different 200 years ago but that isn’t the world that we live in.
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I don’t live in a rural area. I can assure you no one would care here. Inadvertently you confirmed what I wrote about it being a matter of where you live.

In any case, I’m bowing out of this thread. See ya.
 
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And if one goes to certain Asian countries swastikas are displayed on temples. It’s also about where you live.
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That’s not relevant to the question.

If you live anywhere in the US outside of very rural, white areas, the Gadsden Flag is going to draw negative attention. I’m not even bringing my own political persuasion into this. That is just the reality of it whether you like it or dislike it. It’s a flag that appears at hate rallies or hate organizations on a regular basis. Maybe it meant something different 200 years ago but that isn’t the world that we live in.
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The flag is controversial but still legal and not designed as a symbol of racism (said that I would never display it on my car anyway).

www.snopes.com

President Obama Is Banning the 'Don't Tread on Me' Flag?

Legal analyst Eugene Volokh's article about an EEOC decision pertaining to the Gadsden flag ("Don't Tread On Me") led to rumors the pennant has been banned.
www.snopes.com www.snopes.com
 
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I am not racist, I don’t want to cause violence, I am against abortion. I like the Confederates, I like history. Slavery is horrible absolutely horrible. But they were taught to think it was ok by their parents. Now these people want to erase our history like Lenin it makes me want to fly these flags including the don’t tread flag to show I don’t support their communist and violent progressive ideals.

I will fly the Betsy Ross flag

I will fly the seraphis flag

I will fly the don’t tread flag

I will fly the Texas flag

I will fly the Confederate flag

I will fly the modern US flag

I will fly the blue flag

PS: why did I write so many flags
 
Before the right-wingers in the Tea Party used it, the Gadsen flag was also the insignia of the 369th Infantry regiment, the “Harlem Hellfighters”. I know a black gentleman of WWII vintage who had the insignia tattooed on his arm.
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Tis_Bearself said:
Not sure why you’d feel a need to give someone a wide berth just because they were armed.
Armed people don’t usually go out looking to shoot someone.
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Fun fact from Virginia - unarmed motorists don’t shoot people in road rage incidents.
 
I think you should read some Catholic social teaching. It clears one’s head.
 
Tis_Bearself said:
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These people are normally armed and I give them a wide berth.
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Not sure why you’d feel a need to give someone a wide berth just because they were armed.
Armed people don’t usually go out looking to shoot someone
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I totally get @PaulinVA usually these flags are on big pick up trucks or big wheels vehicles and pretty scary looking drivers. Not exactly the types who start talking about philosophy if you crash in their trucks.
 
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