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Thomas Nast's St. Nick, Christmas 1862

Baptists and the American Civil War: December 23, 1865

Christmas is approaching, the first that many African Americans will experience in freedom. Yet Christmas, of pagan origins and still considered popish or pagan by most Baptists, is not yet celebrated in Baptist churches, North or South, black or white. One church in Richmond, Virginia, however, will be celebrating an entirely different occasion on Christmas…

December 23, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: December 25, 1864

This is a Christmas day unlike any other. The image of the modern, portly Santa Claus as drawn by Thomas Nast is less than two years old. Baptists do not yet celebrate Christmas in a religious sense, as the holiday is considered popish and paganish. Nor is the day celebrated publicly en masse. For some…

December 25, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: December 25, 1863

One year after Thomas Nast’s first illustration of Santa Claus appears in Harpers Weekly, Christmas, a day that is not yet universally celebrated in America, is haltingly acknowledged throughout the North and South. In Washington, D.C., U.S. President Abraham Lincoln works today as usual, believing that taxpayers expect such of him. Lincoln’s activities today include…

December 25, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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