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"A Marine should have the right to show some Southern pride. Any Southerner, indeed, should."

I do. My flag is the Texas state flag. I'm not back home yet, but I will be. Still, I fly it where I am with Pride and thankfulness to my Lord and Savior!

The Southern states comprise the homes of Christian Conservatives now; of course we have a lot to be proud of!

But we must stand for what is right and the Biblical foundation this country was founded on - and rid its evils. And the Confederate flag is stained with the evil of slavery, it was birthed that way and cannot get away from its founding. It is a stumbling block for anyone who flys it.

And the Confederate flag is stained with the evil of slavery, it was birthed that way and cannot get away from its founding.

Following this warped line of reasoning, I guess we shouldn't fly the American flag either, since by today's PC standards, our nation was also "stained" with the alleged evil of denying the vote to black people and to women.

“Confederate flag is stained with the evil of slavery, it was birthed that way and cannot get away from its founding. It is a stumbling block for anyone who flys it.”

I hear what you’re saying, but there are those out there that say the same thing about the Union flag, being that slavery was part of this republic at its founding, and that the war between the states was not reducible to the one issue. Indeed, the unbalanced, partially American Indian girl in New England who pulled up all the American flags representing those who died on September 11th said something similar. Those outraged by the sight of the Confederate battle flag are usually happy to be in the same camp as she is.

And I’m sure as a Texan you’ve already heard about fear of a revolt of Union troops with the Emancipation Proclamation and have considered why this didn’t come until 1863 when the shooting part of the war began in 1861.

I think picking out something like this is out of the Alinsky playbook, and don’t think we’re obliged to go along with it. The stars and bars more represented the slave-owning elite and Confederate officialdom whereas the battle flag more represented the average Confederate soldier, most of whom owned no slaves. Isn’t that the case? But I put it to you that there would be less outcry if that flag were seen than the battle flag which, for a much longer time than the Confederacy existed, has been a representation of Southern pride.