Here's why this Houston megachurch is flying Russia's flag outside

[TexasTowelie]

A Russian flag flown in front of a Houston megachurch has drawn questions online after a former parishioner tweeted a photo of the flag in a position of prominence outside the church.

The photo shows the flag flying outside Second Baptist Church's Woodway campus and was posted late Sunday night by New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino. Tolentino obtained the photo over the weekend from a friend in Houston.

The message ended up collecting 383 retweets, 777 likes, and more than 90 replies from people wondering if the flag was in reference to the ongoing investigation into whether the Russian government meddled in the U.S. presidential election.

Second Baptist spokesman Daniel Card confirmed that the church has numerous flags flying outside representing the countries to which missionaries have been sent during the ministry's inception.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/houston-megachurch-second-baptist-russia-flag-12335317.php

[exboyfil]

1. Why is the Israeli flag flown under the Russian one?

That is a definite breach of etiquette.