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Yes, this is correct. They view the act of Saluting a flag as both an act of nationalism and idolitary due to the strong links between flags and anthems are worship.

** "Early flags were almost purely of a religious character. . . . The aid of religion seems ever to have been sought to give sanctity to national flags." (Italics ours.)-Encyclopædia Britannica.

** "Their refusal did not mean that they were unpatriotic or that they did not love their country. It simply meant that, as they read the Scriptures, the flag salute violated the Biblical injunction against bowing down to a graven image." -- Professor Mason stated in his book Harlan Fiske Stone: Pillar of the Law:

** The Encyclopædia Britannica (1910-1911) points out that the Early Puritans refused to salute their National flag "not from any disloyalty to the mother country, but from a conscientious objection to what they deemed an idolatrous symbol."

**"The flag, like the cross, is sacred. . . . The rules and regulations relative to human attitude toward national standards use strong, expressive words, as, 'Service to the Flag,' . . . 'Reverence for the Flag,' 'Devotion to the Flag.'"-The Encyclopedia Americana (1942), Volume 11, page 316.

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