Shayne Swenson is a professional Orthodox iconographer and painter living in rural Washington State. He specializes in creating iconography from several different periods and historic Orthodox locales, both Eastern and Western. In addition to iconography, Swenson is also involved in the study and practice of academic oil painting with an emphasis on utilizing the techniques …
Editor’s note: Historian Dr. Brion McClanahan once wrote, “To many Americans, a myth denotes a lie, a fairy tale that cannot be proven. But myths are the foundation of much of our historical consciousness.” This is precisely why reformers, re-educators, and renovationists want to destroy them. Therefore, I say, never forget. By Walt Garlington Southern …
By Daniel B. Rundquist “William D. Sutton was born in Kentucky on January 2, 1843, being 56 years, one month, and three days old at the time of his death, which occurred on Sunday, February 5, 1899, at 7 p.m. Eighteen years ago the deceased moved to Minnesota, where on September 7, 1882, he was …
Scott Howard is the author of “The Transgender-Industrial Complex.” The native Nebraskan, whose first-ever book has been predictably banned by Amazon, uncovers the trans phenomenon by fleshing out its revolutionary foundations and wretched aims. Connecting the dots of the players and pawns, Howard demonstrates through impeccable research, and prose that is both advanced and accessible, …
Lauren Witzke is a former U.S. Senate candidate in Delaware and now spokeswoman for Hold The Line PAC. A survivor of the opioid epidemic, Witzke’s an outspoken America First advocate and also a catechumen in the Orthodox Church. I talk with the busy and driven Witzke about her bold ideas, like Restore the Family, and …
“You have no reason to be ashamed of your Confederate dead. See to it that they have no reason to be ashamed of you.”— Robert Lewis Dabney Earlier this month, you may have heard about a woman from Upstate New York who could lose her multiracial child in a custody battle with the girl’s father …
A few fellow Orthodox and I are starting a fellowship that we hope will foster Orthodoxy in the American South and evangelize to the natives, while also respecting the indigenous and unique culture of Dixie. Go big, or go home, as they say. The mission statement for the Philip Ludwell III Orthodox Fellowship’s can be …
By Olga Sibert As Greece and other traditionally Orthodox countries impose travel bans, restrictions and closures ahead of Pascha for a second year in a row, many eyes are looking toward the American South. While most churches around the world closed their doors on Holy Pascha of 2020 some brave priests in Dixieland, known for its rugged …
Robert E. Lee wanted to make “the struggling Washington College [now Washington & Lee University] … a place for young Southerners to learn and to become good citizens,” wrote Anne Wilson Smith in her new book, “Robert E. Lee: A History Book for Kids.” Yet, real education and civic responsibility are under attack like never …
Walter B. Curry, Jr., is a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from South Carolina State University, and has earned several graduate degrees in education, which include a doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction from Argosy University. Curry is the founder of Renaissance Publications whose tagline is “Reviving authentic …