tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10180522.post4144770779028749576..comments2023-08-29T02:53:10.078-05:00Comments on Southern Heritage <br>News and Views: The Battle Hymn RefutedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10180522.post-85426041683729646382016-07-19T13:02:02.556-05:002016-07-19T13:02:02.556-05:00My ancestors, on both my parents' sides, fough...My ancestors, on both my parents' sides, fought for the Confederacy. I am not against Dixie! I recognize Julia Ward Howe's notions and sentiments in writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic", Chuck Demastus. I don't support her views. But the song can also be seen simply as a metaphor for the spiritual battle ongoing now, even correctly. It is even easier to embrace the song in our day, when the memories and thoughts of the War Between the States are dim and far between in an era where revisionist history is busy destroying Southern Heritage. So, I can see this issue both ways, depending upon whose eyes (and lips) we refer to. Keep up the good work, and calling attention to factual history. But recall that things change as humanity goes "marching" thru time and cultural transformations. I believe the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" can be deemed rehabilitated in the dilution of time. Words' meanings, singly and in phrases, do change in the public understanding.David McElroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514969776018786240noreply@blogger.com