Category Archives: Culture and Heritage

The Origin of the Thanksgiving Holiday

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Stephen Clay McGehee

We’re all familiar with “the Thanksgiving story,” complete with pilgrims, Indians, and a feast. That’s nice, but what about the holiday that we celebrate each November – how did that officially recognized observance come to be? J. Stephen Conn at … Continue reading →

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Agrarian Societies and the Common Core Curriculum

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Bill Whittle, of PJTV, makes an interesting point that tied the change from an agrarian society to an industrial society with the change from traditional education to the Common Core Curriculum. In this video, he points out that government tends … Continue reading →

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Paula Deen’s Real Offense

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Paula Deen has been seen as an icon of Southern culture – and that makes her a prime target for those who hate the culture of The Old South. While I am disappointed to see yet another public figure groveling … Continue reading →

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The Poison of Individualism (from the Amerika blog)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Today’s post at Mr. Brett Stevens’ Amerika blog, titled The Death Within, does a wonderful job of summarizing much of what we’ve discussed here on Confederate Colonel. While Mr. Stevens has a different focus in his writings, the basic theme … Continue reading →

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Boy Scouts Version 3.0

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Stephen Clay McGehee

The Thinking Housewife had a post titled The Boy Scouts – R.I.P. It was about their decision to allow openly homosexual males into the organization as Scouts (though not as leaders – at least not yet). While the entire post … Continue reading →

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Encouraging Our Daughters to Enjoy Childhood

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Lisa Botts

In this day and time our children are being pushed into adulthood long before they are emotionally ready. I won’t go into the myriad reasons for this because I have no wish to start debates with people who want to … Continue reading →

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Manhood – A Hazardous Journeys video

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Vision Forum Ministries has long been a favorite resource for building a Godly family and raising young men and young ladies into mature, Godly adults. The Hazardous Journeys Society is a part of Vision Forum. Our society has embraced the … Continue reading →

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Lessons from The Titanic

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Following is an email that I received from Vision Forum – an organization that I have the highest respect for. It wasn’t until their coverage of the moral aspects of the sinking of the Titanic that I fully understood the … Continue reading →

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Leaving The American Sector

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Checkpoint Charlie was “ground zero” of the Cold War. On one side was the Western culture known everywhere as “America”. On the other side was the world of razor wire and gun towers, grey concrete buildings, and the complete repression … Continue reading →

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Southern Generosity

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Mint.com has released a map showing the amount of charitable giving by state. It should come as no surprise that, as a region, Dixie has the highest rate of giving. Some outliers are Utah and Idaho, which have high numbers … Continue reading →

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