specifically, maybe. but the underlying force for proliferation and preservation throughout the 19th century was this idea called, "manifest destiny". which simply put means, "god has provided thus far and therefore it is our destiny to conquer and fortify the continent" (we're still not done...). so, in light of this we can more clearly see the civil war as an event of two parties simply duking it out over their idea of the former. god said he'd provide, not necessarily preserve. seems like man failed. my $0.02. chris At 07:49 AM 6/23/98 -0700, jim catterson wrote: >mark, my personal opinion is that bobby lee's mistakes on the second >day of gettysburg combined w/ lt. col. chamberlain's testicular >fortitude had more to do w/ preserving the union than the lord did. >to each his or her own > >cheers >jim catterson >91 syncro >93 ev gl ny > >---"Mark B. Magee" wrote: >> I'll throw all a quick sermonette on this note: >> God (The living God of the Bible) preserved the United States in the >US >> Civil War for the United States, One nation under God (The living >God of >> the Bible), had usefulness for the once predominantly Christian >nation in >> his kingdom in this world. >> >> End of sermonette > >_________________________________________________________ >DO YOU YAHOO!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > |
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