Opinion of churches holding patriotic "Independence Day worship" services

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

I'm not a fan. That goes for all services based around secular holidays.

Are there any others? I suppose Mother's/Father's Day but those are always on Sunday anyway.

This church I was at over Memorial Day weekend this year did this really creepy thing where they used 'America the Beautiful' as the communion anthem.

I don't find Mother's/Father's Day services objectionable, actually, partly (but not only) since there's Christian precedent for them even though they're not currently religious celebrations.

I understand that this sends a bit of a mixed message, but the entire song is a prayer for God to render America more Godly:

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I'm not a big fan of "Patriotic Services" because much of it provides apologia for a number of facets of our nation that I consider un-Godly.  America, the Beautiful is, however, a song that calls for God to perfect our Nation, and that is very much in the spirit of 2 Chronicles 7:14

It was more its use as a communion anthem specifically that bothered me and came across as trying way too hard. I wouldn't have really objected to it as a recessional hymn or something like that.

[Speed of Sound]

They can do whatever they want, but it would require seeing a lot of a god's hand in modern history, and you might have to do a few mental gymnastics before finding solace in that.

[Enduro]

Sure, as long as the focus is on how great God is, and how to get America to be more Godlike.