What was preached in American pulpits during the Civil War?

It's a fascinating insight like Bonhoeffer's era... Up North, it was all about preaching the righteousness of freeing slaves—clearly a moral high ground. Down South, the message wasn’t so much pro-slavery as it was anti-Northern aggression, framing it as a defense against the North's overreach. And then you had places like Maryland, Kentucky, and Delaware, stuck in the middle, urging folks to just focus on the kingdom and steer clear of politics. But here’s the kicker—this idea of staying out of the fray, focusing solely on the kingdom and ignoring the massive societal issues at our doorstep, it sounds holy, right? But I'm convinced it's dangerously misleading. It's like the ultimate deception, cloaked in godliness, but it's far from what we're called to do. #faith #history #borderstates