Lydia McGrew at the Right Reason blog reports her discomfort about the Battle Hymn of the Republic and compares it to Dixieland: …in the abstract I’d certainly rather be on the side whose ideals are expressed by the words of “Dixieland” than on the side whose ideals are expressed by the words of “The Battle Hymn.” Think about it: What “Dixieland” says is that the singer loves his home region, that one of the reasons he loves it is because old times are not forgotten there, and that he intends to live and die there. What “The Battle Hymn” says … Continue reading The Creepy Battle Hymn of the Republic