In the diocesan newspaper there was a list of recent church worthies, both clergy-people and not, who had received a gong from the government. The equivalent to my mind of a primary school merit award or a boy-scout achievement medal.
Matthew 6:2-16 sprang to mind.
Why would one bother?
What is the point?
Does it aid the recipient in their humility, their growth in Christian maturity or the work of the gospel or making disciples?
No. It's just aligning with the powers of the world.
I would be humiliated by such a bauble.
Actually I did get a badge from the government once.
As a kid I was in a radio club run by the public-funded radio station. The government sent me the club badge. That's good enough for me!
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