Is secession rebellion?
The States seceded from Britian. The Republic of West Florida seceded from New Spain, and Texas seceded from Mexico. The United States government accepted these realities, yet some legal thinkers balked when the Southern states expressed their desire to secede. The church leaders supported secession. In the 19th century, preachers were not as tolerant as many are today. Preachers spoke openly on the political and social issues of their day. When they did not approve of something, they said so. When they saw something as sinful or rebellion, they openly proclaimed it. The only pastors that equated the Southern secession with rebellion were the northern ones. The Southern churches and the denominational bodies approved secession as a legitimate way to correct the wrongs then present in the United States. The church leadership condoned and supported the secession of the Southern states. The Southen Baptist Convention, in Savannah on 13 May 1861, passed the following resolutions. “Resolved
