Comments on: Greetings Patriots! http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:47:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Ryan http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-1545 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:09:53 +0000 http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-1545 The identification of God with America and the United States with infallible righteousness is New England stuff through and through. It is exactly the type of "religion" that was used to deify Lincoln and the military dictatorship that followed. In New England history it is the stage they went through between the hyper-Calvinism of their early days and their present atheism. It did not arrive in the rest of America until the early 20th century when various evangelists began imitating the style and content of Billy Sunday. (See "The Real Old Time Religion" by the late theologian A.J. Conyers in Vol. 23, No. 3, of Southern Partisan.) The identification of God with America and the United States with infallible righteousness is New England stuff through and through. It is exactly the type of “religion” that was used to deify Lincoln and the military dictatorship that followed. In New England history it is the stage they went through between the hyper-Calvinism of their early days and their present atheism. It did not arrive in the rest of America until the early 20th century when various evangelists began imitating the style and content of Billy Sunday. (See “The Real Old Time Religion” by the late theologian A.J. Conyers in Vol. 23, No. 3, of Southern Partisan.)

]]> by: Ryan http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-1539 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:21:08 +0000 http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-1539 Speaking of General J.C. Christian...It's interesting to note that the very first churches to position the federal US flag next to the speaker's podium and/or to incorporate it into their services were all in the Deep North. Same goes with portraits of the U.S. military dictators Lincoln and Grant. Why do so many people assume today that U.S. religious fundamentalism began in the South? It began with New England Puritans. They were, after all, the first folks in N. America to literally burn people alive. Speaking of General J.C. Christian…It’s interesting to note that the very first churches to position the federal US flag next to the speaker’s podium and/or to incorporate it into their services were all in the Deep North.

Same goes with portraits of the U.S. military dictators Lincoln and Grant. Why do so many people assume today that U.S. religious fundamentalism began in the South? It began with New England Puritans. They were, after all, the first folks in N. America to literally burn people alive.

]]> by: Chris Moorehead http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-31 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:23:29 +0000 http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-31 Sorry about the confusion, Michael -- the General is the king of all things satirical, and he would no doubt accuse me of being a Frenchman for saying so. Sorry about the confusion, Michael — the General is the king of all things satirical, and he would no doubt accuse me of being a Frenchman for saying so.

]]> by: Michael Shea http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-30 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:46:20 +0000 http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-30 Generally speaking, all of my posts are under general........ Generally speaking, all of my posts are under general……..

]]> by: arensb http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-29 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:16:55 +0000 http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-29 Maybe it's just me, but I was amused that this was posted under "General". Maybe it’s just me, but I was amused that this was posted under “General”.

]]> by: Michael Shea http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-28 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:31:21 +0000 http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-28 Yes, Chris. I was trying to respond in kind. Admittedly I am no satirical match for the good General. I greatly appreciate the General's review . Thanks for looking out for me. Yes, Chris. I was trying to respond in kind. Admittedly I am no satirical match for the good General. I greatly appreciate the General’s review .

Thanks for looking out for me.

]]> by: Chris Moorehead http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-27 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:02:55 +0000 http://redstatethemovie.com/2006/09/19/greetings-patriots/#comment-27 Your comment may be tongue-in-cheek -- I can never tell these things anymore -- but, just in case you're being serious, you ARE aware that the General's site is satire, right? Your comment may be tongue-in-cheek — I can never tell these things anymore — but, just in case you’re being serious, you ARE aware that the General’s site is satire, right?

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