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Baptists and the American Civil War: September 8, 1864

With Atlanta now safely in Union hands, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is able to rest a bit easier. The capture of the Southern city bolsters the president’s re-election prospects, and, assuming Lincoln’s re-election (which is not yet a given, despite Atlanta) almost assures a United States victory over the rebellious Southern states. Against this backdrop,…

September 8, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: November 15, 1862

The fight over slavery has escalated religious rhetoric in the North. Emancipation of African slaves is viewed by many Northern Christians as a religious, moral, and patriotic crusade. And although Sunday is not set aside by the government as a holy day (America’s heritage of church state separation precludes such government observances; mail is yet…

November 15, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: November 11, 1862

White Southern Baptists continue debating what the Confederate States of America has done wrong to invoke chastisement — in the form of a drawn-out war and the hardships associated thereof — from God. The slave-based Confederacy acknowledges itself as a Christian nation: the national  motto is “Deo Vindice” (Under God, Our Vindicator), while the constitution…

November 11, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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