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$\"flag\"$ (Credit: news.com.au<\/a>)<\/p>\n

A little while back I wrote a post about ISIS and the Good Samaritan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was about how we should think about the Samaritan\u2019s identity in a contemporary context. Not surprisingly, not everyone was thrilled with the idea of imagining a member of ISIS as the Good Samaritan. I\u2019m gonna go out on a limb and guess that this ISIS\/Jesus connection may stir the pot just a bit more.<\/p>\n

Apparently as part of an\u00a0evangelism campaign, several churches in Sydney have co-opted the ISIS flag and replaced the Arabic writing with a \u201cLove your enemies\u201d quote from Jesus written in an Arabic looking font.<\/p>\n

According to the article I read<\/a>, the company behind the campaign described the co-opted flag as \u201ca great tool for evangelism\u2026designed to engage with the community and spark conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n

If nothing else, I\u2019m sure it\u2019s a head turner. Of course, if (when?) it appeared in the United States, I\u2019m guessing it would do more than turn heads.<\/p>\n

But without offering my own commentary on the flag\u2019s merits, I\u2019m curious to know what you think.<\/p>\n

It this a creative way to get people talking about the faith or is its value limited to its ability to\u00a0shock passersby?<\/em><\/p>\n

Does it actually get you to rethink Jesus\u2019\u00a0call to love your enemies or do you just find it offensive given the atrocities committed by ISIS?<\/em><\/p>\n

Let me know what you think in the comments.<\/p>\n

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