Remembering Those Who Fought for Southern Independence
On April 27th and 28th, Landmark
Baptist Church and Free Florida First will jointly mark Confederate Memorial
Day 2019.
We will be honoring those who so valiantly
fought for our rights and liberties against the tyrannical Amerikan Empire in
the middle of the 19th century. That empire is no less tyrannical
today. So, more than a mere remembrance, we have dedicated ourselves to taking
up their banners and their Cause. We seek a truly Free, Independent, Godly,
Prosperous, and Traditionally Southern Florida.
Above is a replica of the Battle Flag of
Florida’s Marion Light Artillery, in which my G-G-Grandpa, Sergeant John
Cauthen Strickland, served. As the banner declares, he fought for God and for
our rights as free men. By the Grace of God, I hope to continue that struggle
against the increasingly evil Amerikan empire.
The Confederate soldier is most worthy of
remembrance and recognition. He fought in defense of his home, his family, his
way of life, and his state. In spite of the prevalent lie that the modern day
storm troopers of the Amerikan empire are fighting for our freedom, the truth
is that the Confederate soldier was the last veteran to fight in defense of our
God-given rights.
You will NOT see are any modern US flags at our
observances. We DO NOT honor the flag of the invaders of our country, not on
this day – and not on any other day.
Quite simply, when it comes to the striped rag
of the Amerikan empire: “Ain’t my flag; Ain’t my country.” It has not been so
since 1861.
In the words of Major Innes Randolph, C.S.A.
(taken from his poem, “I’m a Good Ole’ Rebel”): “I hates the Yankee nation and
everything they do . . . I hates their striped banner, and . . . I'm glad I fit against it, I only wish we'd
won, and I don't want no pardon for anything I done.”
From time to time, some folks will remind us
that the war is over and that we should simply forget and move on. We have no
intention of doing so. We happen to agree with Pastor R. L. Dabney, who served
as Chief of Staff for Lt. General T. J. “Stonewall” Jackson:
“What, forgive those people who invaded our
country, burned our cities, destroyed our homes, slain our young men, and
spread desolation and ruin over our land? No, I do not forgive them.”
Furthermore, it’s not over yet -- not by a long
shot. It’s not over as long as there are any of us who remember. It is not over
as long as there are any of us still committed to picking up the banner and the
Cause of our fathers and to continuing their struggle for independence and
self-determination. That is why they hate our banners, our monuments, our
remembrances, and above everything else – why they hate us.
We pray along with our great chieftain, Robert
E. Lee, that God may be pleased to “give us a name and a place among the
nations of the earth.”
If you are likewise inclined, come out and mark
this day with us.
Free Florida First advocates for a Free, Independent, Godly, Prosperous, and Traditionally Southern Florida.
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