Equality in South?

Equality in South?

by | Apr 2, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Facebook put the power of social media data to the test when it provided statistical information mapping the nature of change with the Human Rights Campaign red and pink equal sign. An increase in profile updates were strong with people in between the ages of 20 to 40...
News from Around the South 3/25 – 4/1

News from Around the South 3/25 – 4/1

by | Apr 1, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

North Carolina: Confederate Flag at old Capitol Draws Anger  RALEIGH, N.C. — A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is raising concern with civil rights leaders. The flag was raised...
Mitchel Thompson's War

Mitchel Thompson's War

by | Mar 29, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

On Aug. 1, 1860, an article in the Chicago Tribune proclaimed, “Great doings in Warren County.” The reporter recounted the immense surge in political support for the Republican presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln, in the northwest farm regions. At a flagpole...

The War on Easter?

by | Mar 28, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Because this is the holiest week of the year on the Judeo-Christian calendar, it might be useful to look at how theology is faring in the age of secularism. As you may know, there is a movement in America to remove the word “God” from the currency, to...
Was Lincoln a Tyrant?

Was Lincoln a Tyrant?

by | Mar 27, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

When Abraham Lincoln took office in March 1861, the executive branch was small and relatively limited in its power. By the time of his assassination, he had claimed more prerogatives than any president before him, and the executive branch had grown enormously....