Why We Love Southern Writers

Why We Love Southern Writers

by | Jul 15, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

For those who grew up in the South, and –perhaps somewhat surprisingly—for those who grew up elsewhere, reading Southern Literature is not only pleasurable, it’s satisfying.  Southern writers connect to their audiences, and their audiences become fiercely loyal...
The Coming Civil Disobedience

The Coming Civil Disobedience

by | Jul 14, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

The Oklahoma Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, has ordered a monument of the Ten Commandments removed from the Capitol. Calling the Commandments “religious in nature and an integral part of the Jewish and Christian faiths,” the court said the monument must...
News From Around the South 7/6 to 7/13

News From Around the South 7/6 to 7/13

by | Jul 13, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

TENNESSEE: Confederate Memorial Day Latest Casualty of Symbol Backlash As traditions and symbols of the Old South continue to fall,Confederate Memorial Day has emerged as the latest target in one North Mississippi county. Supervisors in Leflore County voted last week...
Can Southern Baptists Get Groove Back?

Can Southern Baptists Get Groove Back?

by | Jul 9, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

As Southern Baptists gathered for their annual summer meeting, gloom hung over the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Perhaps it is not the utter despair wracking the “mainline” denominations — Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal and others — who are in...