Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Confederate Christian Nationalism...

When I considered that some of the home schooling that occurs in this country bears a peculiar Christian stamp to it that is reminiscent of the more fanatical madrassas that bear the name of Islam, I had no idea that it ran much deeper than I imagined...

"...the theological war thesis originated in texts by theologians who between them contended that the Confederacy comprised an orthodox Christian nation, at times intertwining this religious viewpoint with, amongst other things, defences of slavery, denunciations of public education and mass schooling, and proposals to maintain a hierarchical and unequal society."

Full text can be found here:

Confederate Christian Nationalism

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