National holidays can confront religious communities with a challenging choice: conflate church and state or differentiate religious identity and mission from pervasive and often unrecognized nationalistic ideologies.
Rev. Dr. Chris J. Antal is ordained in and endorsed by the Unitarian Universalist Association. He has been a congregational minister, military chaplain, and currently works as a chaplain in the Veterans Health Administration.
Topics: Gratitude, Soul Matters Themes