I believe these things

POEM

by Rickey Pittman(personalize by Barry F Isenhour)

I am a Southerner...

I won't Apologize,

I won't be Reconstructed,

I will not surrender

my identity, my Heritage.

I believe in the Constitution, especially

In State's Rights(9th & 10th Amendments).

That the Federal Government should be the

Servant, not the Master of We The People,

I believe in the Right to bear arms(2nd Amendment),

The Right to be left alone.

I am a Southerner...

The spirit of my Confederate Ancestor boils in my blood;

many who still lie in unmarked graves

in distant places far from their homes.

They fought not for what They thought was right,

but for what was right.

Not for Northern imposed Slavery,

But to resist Tyranny, Machiavellian laws,

Oppressive taxation, invasion of His land,

For the Right to be left alone.

I am a Southerner...

A Rebel,

Seldom politically correct, at times belligerent,

I don't care much for Lincoln, Grant, Sherman,

Or modern neo-con politicians like them.

I like hunting & fishing, Bluegrass. Gospel

The "Bonnie Blue" and "Dixie" ,

I still believe in Chivalry and Civility,

I am the face of The Southern College of

Gentlemen and Scholars,

Belles and Writers,

Soldiers and Sharecroppers,

Cajuns and Creoles, Tejanos and Islens,

Celts and Germans, Cherokee and Mountain Folks,

Gullah and Geech, Freemen and Crackers,

We are All The South.

The South...

My home, my beautiful land, my Culture,

My destiny, my heart Blessed by God,

I am a Southerner,

Deo Vindice!

 

 

WE are called to ACT

"A lie doesn't become truth,

wrong doesn't become right

and evil doesn't become good,

just because it's accepted by

a majority"

          Let that sink in your soul...as we begin [again] to take back our Country, part of the restoration is to teach our Citizens [again] the true history of our God given unique Country; warts, missteps, ignorance and all.  The PC Socialist picking and choosing of "what history" fits into the narrow "mob mentality" of the day, Must Stop! 

         One group is in, another is out; because the Elites have a new cause celeb of the week.  This nonsense has been going on for decades (before Trump came on the seen).  This is destroying our

Country!  Educating our children on lies and Socialist propaganda is immoral, period!

        Who are these FEW Elites to tell us Americans what we will teach our prodigy?  It is the parent's God ordained task to past on our faith, family learned lessons, family history to our children.

Each American is a sovereign citizen [read our Declaration of Independence], not some low life slave to the secular PC police.  The American citizen decides what is best for themselves and their children; not some Out of Touch Bureaucrat in a distant capital.

         If WE, allow a name or phase or fool belief to stop us from doing the right thing, then WE must stop allowing it to alter our behavior.  Elites and their Snowflake minions are Cowards, whose only power is to make up things [lies] that "offends" some special group.  Usually the special group does not even exist, or is a very tiny group; then they condemn or deem incorrect the Majority that thinks differently. This is why when the American Citizen stand together as one voice....the Elites and their PC minions back down.  As long as they can divide the citizens into victim groups fighting fictional perpetrators, then they control us and continue to destroy our beloved Country; along with our traditions, distinct cultures, and layered histories.

      It is simple to reverse this downward slide, just stand up and be counted. Join with other like minded folks, our neighborhoods are now the social media.  Home School your children, get involve in your local county and city governments, and stay involved.  Don't run from the first setback or name calling, etc.  WE are in a real fight.  This is not a one time or short term movement, but a way of life. An American Citizens way of life.

      If We believe We are God's sovereign individuals, then isn't it time We live it! 

 Jeremiah 29:10-14, speaks of generations pass before Providence restore the dream of a Godly Nation.  We can be renewed in our quest for God's Restoration of His Country through our

Constitutional Republic form of governance, i.e. State's Rights, Bill of Rights and Rule of Law.
Our generation must stand up and honor our ancestors through our Southern Heritage, Second Amendment, Small Family Farms, Grass root political groups and many others.

       These times are the start of our winnable struggle to restore Our American Country. This my

Brothers and Sisters are the days of...."Walk It! Talk It" Time!!!

 

I get so Tired of Hater's Logic!

     Today all's that we Southerners hear is that The Seceded States did so because they only wanted to keep African-Americans in chains under slavery. This worldview is so wrong and proven wrong by American History; however, these haters ignore the truth of History and spew lies, distort real History and claim be to be the arbiters of truth and morality.  These Haters are so full of Hate for their perceived wrong done only to them...

     All the while, they over look the real murder and genocide taking place in their neighborhood in the ghetto cities their current Masters of the Democrat Party stuff them into producing generations of perpetual poverty.  As they scream at a flag or monument doing them no harm; they loose their minds.  Does this make sense? What does it do to stop the murders and continuous genocide their living next too? Liberals are making y'all a bunch of suckers!

    The original importation of African Slaves into North America evolved approximately 4 million Africans by the Dutch, New Yorkers, English, New Englanders, French, Spanish and Portuguese who created this international slave trade with African Tribes starting in the 17th Century.*  So all this modern hysteria is raging, tearing our Country apart for this forced immigration!

     As if the intentional destruction of 20 million lives wasn't unconscionable enough, did y'all know that Black babies are killed in their Mother's womb at the rate three times greater than Whites? So you Haters, who are the real racist?

     As of this writing: more than 20,000,000 Black American babies have been murdered in the U.S. since Roe v Wade legalized abortion in 1973. While we all recognize that every child is of immeasurable worth, and that every innocent life taken is a National tragedy, it is especially heinous to find that the babies of one particular culture/race are being specially targeted for destruction.

     In fact, it is well documented that the New England formed Planned Parenthood has long targeted Black babies and women under their plan of extermination called the "The Negro Project."  They (Liberals) have long used abortion to advance the eugenic cause and their efforts have resulted in the deaths of more than 20,000,000 Black American lives.  So an honest question; how does wasting time and resources to destroy a monument reverse this modern day genocide?  If is makes no sense to you haters spewing lies about our Southern Heritage, then refocus y'all rage against the real problems facing Black America, We're just sayin'

*notice, no Southern State brought this sin to our Country. Read up on Lincoln's "Black Blockade" of 1862 too.

IF this Christian Soldier's Flag, or Veteran's Monument triggers U, then U might suffer from the  White Liberal Negro Project! Wake up....

The Monster Under the Bed

            So what are you really afraid of? 

My guess is what you will see in the mirror! Historically speaking, you know you have no clue about the fight you now face, or you believe the lies spewed about our Heritage must be true, and you are afraid they might be right about you not fitting into their Worldview.  All of this time you thought is was cool to be a decedent of a Confederate Soldier, everybody wished they could be too, RIGHT?
                                                

         Now, you find out that NOT EVERYBODY THINKS IT A COOL THING....
Now is the time when the rubber meets the road, what do I do?  Many of you decide it's not worth the hassle; you go underground, not showing your Colors in public, and agreeing with the Liberals, hoping they don't find out and call you a racist! Down South we call this being a Coward, may God have mercy on your soul.
        Then there's the sunshine Confederate, you only show your Colors around other Confederates; but when it looks like rough seas ahead, you sail for cover until the storm has passed.  These are the Fair Weather folks(unfortunately the majority of heritage groups' members).
         BUT WAIT a minute! Are you judging me! Yesum, I am! Our Lord tells us to judge each other by the fruit we produce....,so if y'all got a problem with that, then take it up with Jesus.
         Always there are those who fly the Colors for their own self edification, they are loud, rued, usually half cocked with the facts. They make us all look bad, and when asked to stand down, they double down with their foolishness.  We call these folks the Wannabees.
         Thankfully there are those true Patriots working, usually behind the scenes moving our Heritage group forward to God's Glory!  Very important to understand this fact: It Ain't about Us! It's about the Confederate Soldiers! We can only Forward The Colors under Their Banner, the Banner of Saint Andrews Cross.  Only under His(Christ's) Banner, can we defeat the evil that surrounds us today. Therefore, put on the whole Armour of God and Fight!

                                                    

How did it happen?

     I have long wondered how Americans from up North came to invade the South with such hate? Well, part of the answer comes from the new socialists from Europe settled in the North with their Godless mantra of social justice for the workers. On July 4th, 1826; a new immigrate from Scotland named Robert Owen, gave a speech in Indiana from his new socialist commune(New Harmony) denouncing American Christians as a plague on The Country. Later on this new immigrate became a member of the US Congress. *Think that radial muslim now in our modern Congress*  This man and his friends like Abe Lincoln, spewed their marxist lies throughout the 25 yrs before the War. Convincing Northern Americans to hate Southern Americans, as well as, dehumanizing us Southerners; making it alright to invade, rape, plunder, murder fellow citizens. Just because they were Southerners, White and Black. Now they are coming at us Southerners again for the same reasons, lies, spews of hate. These people today are pure evil and have only hate in their souls for us God Fearing Southerners. We are being exterminated by today's Democrat Party, and Liberal Northerners. These thugs are a plague on our Country.  Under the banner of our Fathers, the Cross of Saint Andrews, we fight back.

How do You Lose Your Soul?

Is is so sad to once again see the Virginia Division's DEC waste time on silly things that do not advance The Charge.  They seem so self absorbed as to not notice the ship their on is sinking.  Despite many Patriots trying to help; they slap their hands away and proceed to sideboard themselves to destruction.  Apparently they are not the ones that must organize and fight in the trenches of Heritage. God Almighty has new warriors to pick up His cross and march forward. As General Bee famously shouted with his last breath, "Rally around the Virginians!"  That's The Virginia Flaggers nowadays! 

Are YOU acting like the Marxist?

     Why are U involved in The heritage Movement? How You answer this direct question is the key to why would anybody take U seriously...  There are folks who study their Family's History, and or, studying the Politics, Military, Social, Religious and Ethics of The War for Southern Independence by reading source documents.  And others use the fake History rewrite to justify their positions. And still others pick and choose the History of this War to include into their personal World View.  Which is the right choice? Let us read the words of the generation that fought this War:

"To You, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we

will commit the vindication of the cause for

which we fought,  To your strength will be

given the defense of the Confederate Soldier's

good name, the guardianship of his history,

the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation

of those principles he loved and which

you love also, and those ideals which made him

glorious and which you also cherish.

Are you also ready to die for your Country?

Is your life worthy to be remembered along

with theirs?  D0 you choose for yourself this

greatness of soul?  NOT in the clamor of the 

 crowed street, not in the shouts and plaudits of

                                the throng! But in ourselves are the triumph and defeat."

So again, I ask why are you involved?     These are their words; pretty simple and straight forth. Are you doing this in the public?  Notice no mention of lieu acts, i.e. shouting, cursing, peeing or graffiti on monuments, disgusting flags, or armed to intimidate; basically showing your rear end in public. There are people among us who are in this movement for their own agendas. These people are no better than the Hate groups attacking us. If you cannot do what the soldier's deeded to us, then please shut your mouths, learn how to act, study real history, stay off our social media; until you get it!
 

IT AIN'T ABOUT US!

     

  

Crazed Yankee Woman & Dog

     I usually am behind the curtains doing what Providence has put on my heart to do in The Heritage Movement. I am a part of a network of Southern Patriots doing what is needed to maintain The Charge of 1906.  Me and these fellow Patriots go unsung, because we do our Charge quietly; it is our privilege to honor our Southern Heroes, who gave themselves to give us a life of Freedom. The things we do are as simple as cleaning grave sites, or finding unforgotten ones and restoring them, maintaining Flagpoles with new Confederate Flags when damaged, sitting in endless public government committee meetings at all levels; local, State and Federal. Including working in the Campaigns of Elected Officials to insure the right ones get elected, and then hold them accountable when they're in office.  Giving hundreds of talks to all types of groups presenting the true Southern History.  Standing Nightwatch, when needed to protect our Confederate Monuments and Flagpoles against evil thugs who only want to destroy them. Organizing and presenting countless Remembrance and Dedication Services.  Daily getting the word out to the Heritage Community on social media and newsletters.  And I am only touching on some of the things us real Southern Patriots do daily.

     However, there are those fools who judge us, including a crazed Yankee woman with a dog, to some SCV members, some UDC women; not too mention all the Hate groups and fakenews media, Liberal Universities, Home grown and international Marxist violent thugs. Folks, I am already on my second Guardian Angel, so when I tell y'all I will stand to the death for my God and His Confederate Soldiers; you can take that to the Bank.  All these fools are nothing to us Forwarding The Colors!  We will ask that you fools sit down and shut up, OR get off your butts and join us in the trenches.  If this article offends you, then know we loose NO sleep over your foolishness. And if you are stupid enough to try and justify your foolishness to us, good luck; We are well educated Unreconstructed Confederates.

Chicken Little & The South...

     Remember our children's story about Chicken Little? (note: If Ur too young, then goggle it!) It seems real life in today's America concerning The South.  The Mainstream Media is just like all the characters passing on the False Primmest of The Sky is falling! They scream their disapproval of an entire 300 years of Southern Culture and History, because of their inept knowledge of truthful history. Instead, they bark their Liberal distortions and bumper sticker slogans at us, depending on us believing their lies.  We are the ones in need of prospective of our own Southern History; it is to us the responsibility to stand up and declare that Chicken Little is WRONG to lead us to the truth!
    "NO! We Declare the Sky Isn't Falling!" Our  Southern History is a Melding Pot of America that should once again be proud to teach our children. Notice I didn't say melting pot, but rather Melding Pot, The difference being important, because we Southerners do not melt away the new people's cultures immigrating to our Country of Liberty like in the North's conforming mold of Puritan dogma of Materialism.  WE Southerners BLEND our new neighbors into our own culture, which makes it unique. We have proudly done so over the last 300 years.  This is why we celebrate who we Southerners are: truly a tapestry of world races, cultures and religions.  WE are a loving people who do give the shirts off our backs for strangers.  So next time a Chicken Little tells us we are bad people, simply call them out with the truths of our Southern History!  Don't listen to the Liberaldrool of lies.  Stand up and be proud, we have truth on our side with Providence's great blessings to tell about.

Are We Winning?

     So many articles daily telling us Southern Folks are under attack, many point out that this is the New Reconstruction brought to our towns by Liberal Marxist.  There is no question these Anti-American Liberal Teachers are lying to our Children intentionally to destroy our Southern Culture. Why? Very simple, we Southerner are the heart, soul and backbone of our Christian American Country.  Take us out, then America follows.  The Democrat Party is the source of these attacks.
     However, these demonic minions have failed; they have awakened the Spirit of the Patriots who make America great.  The Southern Folks are all over this Great Country of ours, making friends and spreading our love everyday.  We Southerners are full of love for our God, Families, Communities and Country. This is making a difference out in the hate filled streets of modern America. We need to continue to stand up, be proud and share real history, not bumper sticker talking points. God Bless The South!            

Why Are You A Confederate?

     This post is NOT about those of you who are working The Charge.  However, it is to y'all that "claim" to defend our Honorable Southern Heritage; but only limit it to Facebook post, complaining on Heritage Pages, faint outrage over things the Liberal/Marxist are doing to our history, etc....
A word from those of us in the trenches, we could use y'alls sincere help....
     We do NOT need y'alls ignorant spews, in-fighting, public chest betting, etc.  Allow me to explain.  It takes on the streets effort and hard work doing all kinds of things to Forward The Charge.
Things like informed voting, engagement with all local, State, Federal Elected Officials, attending Memorial Services, Monument Dedications. Public Forums, in addition to helping maintain graves with cleaning, flags, watching for vandalism, actually doing Monument & Cemetery Guarding.  And that is just the basics.  We must be faithful in our knowledge of our own Southern American History.
Going the extra mile to get things done. Showing our love of our Heritage by living it and sharing it.  Teaching our youth by historical truths, not ignorant rants.  Folks on the side-lines are watching.
      It takes some training to confront street thugs like ANTIFA, BLM, Socialist, Corrupt Democrats, etc...  This is not for everyone. We all work to do our part, working together we do effect positive change.  Strong Southern Communities make our streets save, beautiful, neighbors being neighbors again. Get started by READING real Southern History.  Develop the knowledge confidence to positively engage with the folks around you in everyday live.  Remember, we are the inheritors of a great bloodline; the Christian Confederate Soldier.  When we go off half-cocked we dishonor them and hurt all of our efforts to pass on our culture.  Be a confident Southerner, know who you are.

 

Durham and Chapel Hill are a disgrace

Why are they so hateful?

(Today's University Student)

Watching the corruption of our youth is all leading back to the government educational systems that stopped educating our children decades ago; rather creating hateful, ignorant and Godless students. Of course the blame lays in the citizens for closing their eyes to the reality staring them in their eyes daily. However, blame is known, so what do we do about it?

Start by School Choice and promoting more Home Schooling. Break up the Teachers Unions, Period!  Then shut down State Funded University Systems. Decentralized public universities to all on line classes. It is a more efficient model. Lowers the cost and controls the problem the "Tenured  Professors" have on their socialist brainwashing  on students.  Instead it is replaced by real "Intellectual Property" which is the way to real national economic sustainable grow. Socialist hack Professors are replaced by real Professors teaching real world education solutions.  The Faculty Lounge is closed! 

We cannot afford to continue spewing out Socialist brainwashed Kids! In addition, we start holding professors, administrators, politicians student accountable for their illegal actions. Restore civic values and proper historical education.  

Are You An Arrogant Idiot?

Are You An Arrogant Idiot?

Why being a part of personal agendas are hurting our Heritage Revival: 

This past Sundays display of Arrogant Idiots in front of the Jefferson Davis Monument on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia was one hundred percent avoidable. I am not referring to the silly children writing on the sidewalks with chalk, or the thug criminal group called ANTIFA.  Unfortunately, it was call by two "Heritage Groups" consisting of Arrogant Idiots from out of town. Knowing the volatile issues after the Richmond mayor's unlawful Committee Report calling for the removal of the Davis Monument; many good Southern Patriots engaged these "Heritage Groups" to stand down.  Why?

Funny thing happened on the way to the bank; there are many folks engaged in many different ways to fight this call from a politically motivated mayor to destroy the First Amendment Rights of our Grandparents. However these self appointed fools from out of town refused to heed our sincere request. Simply we ask them to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. After assuring us of their purity and our lack of actions saving the Monuments; they proceeded to become a problem.

Their stance of stupidity allowed the Marxist to domineer the Monument all day and create mayhem for the citizens of Monument Avenue and Police; without accomplishing anything for our Monument Preservation movement. So here is the question we must ask ourselves: Are we motivated by our personal agendas, or do we act for our Veteran family who are no longer with us? Really, it is that simple, clear and unambiguous! 

What is your answer? If you answer the later, then start by educating yourselves on real Southern History, act as they would have, ready yourselves to engage in intelligent conversations with folks in your influence circles: even folks on the street. Do not seek personal "glory", remember you walk under the banner of Saint Andrews. This is a lifestyle, not a cause of the week. Surround yourself with Patriots of high caliber. Work with other Heritage groups who have field experience in their towns. Humbly seek sound advice. Together under God we will turn Our Southland back into a sane place once again.   

God's Grace,

Barry Isenhour

  

Stand Up and Be Counted

Stand Up and Be Counted

written on 12/23/11

As We begin to take back Our Country, part of the restoration is to teach citizens the true history of Our Country, warts and all. The PC(Liberals/Marxist, etc.) picking and choosing of what history fits into the narrow "mob mentality" of the day MUST be stopped. 

One group is In, another is Out; because the Elites, or The High & Mighty, or hauf monde, or Ruling Class have a new "Cause Celebes" of the week is destroying Our Country. Educating our children on lies is immoral, period!

Who are these few Elites to tell Us Americans what we will teach our children?  Each American is a sovereign being, NOT some low life slave to kow-tow to the sectarian PC police! An American citizen decides what is best for them; not some out of touch bureaucrat in a distant capital.  If We allow a name, or flag, or belief to stop us from doing the right thing, then We must stop allowing them to alter Our behavior.

Elites are cowards whose only power is to make up thing that "offend" some special group. Usually the special group does not exist, or is a very small cult!  The majority is thus condemned, or deemed "out of the mainstream".  This is why when the American citizens stand together as one voice against the Elites and their PC minions they back down.  As long as they divided us citizens into victim groups fighting fictional perpetrators, then they control Us and continue to destroy Our beloved Country along with Our traditions and culture.

It is simple to reverse our downward slide; just Stand Up and Be Counted! Join with other like-minded neighbors and get involved...and stay involved.  This is not a one-time or short-term movement; but a way of life.  If We believe We are God's sovereign individuals, then it is time We lived it.  Jeremiah 29:10-14 speaks of a generation passing for God to restore the dreams of a Godly Nation.  We can be renewed in our quest for God's restoration of His Country through Our Constitutional Republic form of governance; i.e. State's Rights ( 9th & 10th Amendments), Rule of Law, Personal Responsibility, etc....

 Our generation MUST stand up and honor our ancestors. The Tea Party movements are the start of Our struggle to restore Our Country.

Psalms 108:13, "for God we shall do valiantly: For He it is That shall tread down our enemies."

Stand Up and Be Counted

Stand Up and Be Counted

written on 12/23/11

As We begin to take back Our Country, part of the restoration is to teach citizens the true history of Our Country, warts and all. The PC(Liberals/Marxist, etc.) picking and choosing of what history fits into the narrow "mob mentality" of the day MUST be stopped. 

One group is In, another is Out; because the Elites, or The High & Mighty, or hauf monde, or Ruling Class have a new "Cause Celebes" of the week is destroying Our Country. Educating our children on lies is immoral, period!

Who are these few Elites to tell Us Americans what we will teach our children?  Each American is a sovereign being, NOT some low life slave to kow-tow to the sectarian PC police! An American citizen decides what is best for them; not some out of touch bureaucrat in a distant capital.  If We allow a name, or flag, or belief to stop us from doing the right thing, then We must stop allowing them to alter Our behavior.

Elites are cowards whose only power is to make up thing that "offend" some special group. Usually the special group does not exist, or is a very small cult!  The majority is thus condemned, or deemed "out of the mainstream".  This is why when the American citizens stand together as one voice against the Elites and their PC minions they back down.  As long as they divided us citizens into victim groups fighting fictional perpetrators, then they control Us and continue to destroy Our beloved Country along with Our traditions and culture.

It is simple to reverse our downward slide; just Stand Up and Be Counted! Join with other like-minded neighbors and get involved...and stay involved.  This is not a one-time or short-term movement; but a way of life.  If We believe We are God's sovereign individuals, then it is time We lived it.  Jeremiah 29:10-14 speaks of a generation passing for God to restore the dreams of a Godly Nation.  We can be renewed in our quest for God's restoration of His Country through Our Constitutional Republic form of governance; i.e. State's Rights ( 9th & 10th Amendments), Rule of Law, Personal Responsibility, etc....

 Our generation MUST stand up and honor our ancestors. The Tea Party movements are the start of Our struggle to restore Our Country.

Psalms 108:13, "for God we shall do valiantly: For He it is That shall tread down our enemies."

 

Destroying The Gate To Promote Arrogance !

Having watched as The Oakwood Restoration Committee has destroyed a City owned Entrance Gate for their pure arrogance is amazing.  The Virginia Division has allowed this group of men to run out of control with the Members dues for years.

Recent attempts to rein them in has failed.  And none of these men have been held to account.  It has soiled the the Virginia Division DEC with incompetence.  Why these men haven't been removed from their post is a tale of leadership failure.   

Still all good efforts to make Oakwood Confederate Cemetery an example of honoring our Soldiers buried there, have been sabotaged by these same men. The other SCV State Divisions, who have been deceived for years;  need to look seriously at this disaster. I pray they will. 

                              We still do not know the total cost to the Division of their project, which is 
                               still unfinished.   The out right LIES told about this City Gate are amazing.
 

It is Good We Celebrate President Davis's Birthday, but...Why are There Still So Many Unmarked Soldier's Graves.

Not just at Oakwood Confederate Section, but Oakwood Old Section, Riverview Cemetery, Shockoe Hill Cemetery, or Hollywood Cemetery; only naming these few Cemeteries most know around the Richmond area.  There are still multiple other cemeteries with unmarked Confederate Soldier's graves around the South, and yes even in the North.

Good news is that the Veterans Administration has eased the requirement for placing Soldier's grave markers on our Fallen Heroes.  Works have begun here in the Richmond area in Hollywood, Shockoe Hill and Riverview Cemeteries(Oakwood Cemetery is still waiting for The Virginia to stop putting plaques to themselves and get with the program to mark our Heroes) to take advantage of these new rules.

Please come join us to place these unmarked Ancestors of Ours with the proper grave markers.

 Contact:
'Friends of Oakwood Cemetery RVA' on our facebook page, or email:  foutzltd@hotmail.com

I pray this article might help you to understand why these Yankees still continue to invade our lives?

The psyche of the Yankee—by which I do not mean all Northerners, but only of seventeenth-century New England Puritans and their descendants, both genetic and ideological—has roots that run deep, and ultimately to the Yankee’s ever-changing concept of the nature of God; thus it is that, in regard to the shaping of the New England character, various errors, heresies, nay even blasphemies, figure prominently. To get a handle on the Yankee, it is helpful to begin with his original Calvinism, and especially with the doctrine of predestination: The belief that most men are doomed and a few are elected for salvation, not by faith or works or any other act of human volition, but only in accordance with a preordained and unknowable divine plan. It might seem that the premise precludes speculation by the puny human intellect, that is logical disputation and inspires unlimited arrogance.

For instance, during the seventeenth century the prevailing orthodoxy was that those who were chosen for salvation would lead visibly pious lives, but it could be argued, as Anne Hutchinson did argue, that if the grace of God were in a person it made no difference how he behaved on earth. Such a doctrine was subversive both of community-enforced morality and of community-enforced order, and could not be tolerated. Hutchinson and her followers were banished, as were others who deviated or dissented in any way; and yet deviation and dissent were endemic.

That is the first thing to understand about the Yankee: He is a doctrinal puritan, characterized by what William G. McLaughlin has called pietistic perfectionism. Unlike the Southerner, he is constitutionally incapable of letting things be, of adopting a live-and-let-live attitude. No departure from his version of Truth is tolerable, and thus when he finds himself amidst sinners, as he invariably does, he must either purge and purify the community or join with his fellow saints and go into the wilderness to establish a New Jerusalem. In other words, he must reform society or secede from it; and though he has long since been thoroughly secularized, the compulsion remains as strong in the twentieth century as it was in the seventeenth.

And that leads us to a final point. I believe that somewhere, deep in the innermost recesses of their atrophied souls, Yankees know that they truly have botched things, and truly are plagued with guilt. That, I think, is the bottom line: the Yankee hates himself, and he hates his heritage.

And why does he hate us? Because we do not hate ourselves and we treasure ours.

Forrest McDonald (1927-2016) was Distinguished Research Professor of History at the University of Alabama.

Psalms 37:34-40

Wait on the Lord, and keep his way,

and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land:

when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

I have seen the wicked in great power, and

spreading himself like a green bay tree.

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea,

I sought him, but he could not be found.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright:

for the end of man is peace.

But the transgressors shall be destroyed together:

the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord:

he is their strength in the time of trouble.

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them:

he shall deliver them from the wicked, and

save them, because they trust in him.

The City says, "Agreement has Expired", Lies Continue...

Just like the Deceptions and Lies over the "Gazebo", we now find out that the "Agreement" with The City of Richmond and Virginia Division concerning Oakwood Cemetery Confederate Section had expired in 2010, despite the the claims otherwise of The Oakwood Restoration Committee.  Read below:
  
 Confirmation from the City of Richmond obtained under the Freedom of Information Act - The City of Richmond and the International Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Virginia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans have absolutely no agreement in force and effect with the City of Richmond. The old agreement, which was poorly devised, expired way back in 2010 and was never, ever, renewed. Hence, recently, the Oakwood Restoration Committee has desecrated two of the soldier's graves by placing donated headstones down into the soldiers remains between the soldier's feet and knees. This, in itself was an unspeakable act of desecration. To make matters even worse, the grave marker for the first soldier to be buried at Oakwood in grave number one was misplaced and placed on another soldier's grave in grave # 37. A new agreement needs to be drawn up that will authorize the SCV to only correctly and accurately mark the graves with upright granite Confederate grave markers, period! The false and defective burial list (the Litterest List) needs to be disavowed as false and the accurate list provided by John Kindred, the world's foremost researcher of Oakwood used in conjunction with ground penetrating radar to begin the work at Oakwood. The words, "Capital Improvement" need to be deleted from any such agreement and that responsibility should rightfully fall upon the city of Richmond.

So after All the monies wasted on non-owned Gazebo, Entrance Gate, Wrought-Iron fencing,  Lies continue to dominate the order of business being thrust upon the good members in all the Camps in the Virginia Division.  Instead of doing the one thing that matters...Up Right Markers on Graves!