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Baptists and the American Civil War: July 5, 1862

At times, war and religion mix uneasily in the South. Many Southern Baptists publicly and repeatedly frame the war as a holy conflict in which the Confederacy is God’s kingdom on earth, destined to prevail over the evil North. Yet others–sometimes the same individuals–lament that the war has brought about a lack of interest in…

July 5, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Army Chaplain

Baptists and the American Civil War: December 11, 1861

Confederate Baptists in the army and on the home front continue bewailing the inherently evil nature of the army of God’s chosen nation. Such is the debauchery of camp life that some argue there is no room for Christianity. “The Camp, No Place to Become a Christian.” — Thus spoke a sick soldier, as we…

December 11, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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