Quote Originally Posted by Raistlin
I no longer disagree with the lowering of the flag...but that analogy is not even remotely correct. There's nothing in the Constitution that the government isn't allowed to support a political party.
There's nothing in the Constitution that says the government isn't supposed to recognize a world leader, regardless of his religion, either. The analogy was that people disagree with the flag being flown at half-mast for the Pope because they don't like the Pope, or his party. Just like people would disagree with the flag being flown at half-mast for a president because they didn't like the president, or his party. Or, possibly, even that certain president's religion.