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Pastor Allen Jackson of World Outreach Church stepped onto the national stage this week to remind Americans what real solidarity looks like — not hollow hashtags, but a field of flags and a prayerful heart. Jackson and his church are hosting the flagship Flags of Fellowship event ahead of the October 7 anniversary, joining a nationwide movement of churches and synagogues coming together to remember the victims of Hamas terror and to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel.
This is not a small, symbolic gesture; the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews reports that more than 1,300 organizations and over 1 million people will plant well over a million Israeli flags nationwide as part of the campaign, turning faith into visible, patriotic action. The Flags of Fellowship campaign is scheduled around the October commemorations and has grown from hundreds of churches last year into a true national movement of conscience this year.
Let’s be clear: this is precisely the kind of leadership America needs right now — pastors organizing their flocks to pray, remember, and take a stand against rising antisemitism. Jackson has been outspoken about Christians’ responsibility to bless Israel and to oppose evil, and he’s using his pulpit to mobilize tens of thousands of believers into action rather than passivity.
Some in the media tried to make headlines out of the idea that praying for “peace in Gaza” equals siding with Hamas, but that’s a false and dangerous equivalence. Faith leaders, including those featured across national outlets, have long prayed for peace for all civilians caught in the crossfire while unequivocally condemning terrorism — a posture of compassion for innocents and contempt for the murderers who hide behind them.
Conservatives ought to defend that distinction loudly: you can and should pray for suffering civilians without surrendering to moral relativism or soft-on-terror politics. Pastor Jackson’s work shows how to combine compassion with clarity — remembering the murdered, supporting Israel’s right to self-defense, and refusing to allow the left-wing media or appeasers to bully Christians into silence.
Beyond the flags and prayers, the Fellowship’s campaign is also a vessel for real help; their work has delivered significant humanitarian aid to those impacted by the October 7 attacks and the ensuing conflict, proving that faith-based solidarity actually saves lives and supports security. If patriotism and faith mean anything, they mean standing with allies, supporting moral clarity, and turning prayer into practical aid and public witness.
Hardworking Americans should be proud of pastors like Allen Jackson who refuse to bow to the fashionable cynicism of our times. Plant a flag, pray with conviction, and call out anyone who tries to equate praying for peace with treason; our nation’s strength has always come from people of faith willing to stand for truth and for the oppressed.
