[OLD VRSN] Battle Hymn of the Republic

The new and smooth version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFtNVEbasOo

The Battle Hymn of the Republic as sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, including scenes from The Patriot, Gettysburg, Saving Private Ryan, and We Were Soldiers.

Please excuse the choppiness of some of the footage - something went screwy when I turned it into an MPEG file. Anyway, listen to the lyrics and enjoy the video. "Let us live to make men free!"

If you liked this, you may always want to see my video on the Iraq War: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5uZC0GLHWI

Be sure to check out my movie for film school, Gambol of Mars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2kC5VqIKpI

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[willieofroanoke]

Pretty SICK to play a song praising God all the while you show one battle after another of men killing other men. You really think that is God's desire for mankind?

[thetruekingofnorway]

@willieofroanoke Clearly you don't know the history of the song. It was written in 1861 by Julia Ward Howe, a strong abolitionist, after she was moved by her visit to the Union army camp outside Washington DC. "His Truth" that she writes about is the decency to humankind, and in particular the freedom of all men. The song celebrates the march of Union armies as they fight to liberate American slaves. I have extended this (w/ hindsight) to include colonial British tyranny, Nazism, and Communism.

[LiberalJerseyman]

@thetruekingofnorway Too bad the motive of the Civil War in 1861 wasn't to liberate slaves.

[thetruekingofnorway]

@LiberalJerseyman So what was the motive?

[LiberalJerseyman]

@thetruekingofnorway To bring back the South

[thetruekingofnorway]

@LiberalJerseyman And why did the South want to leave?

[Rotavator06]

"Sweet America, this is your President, John Henry Eden..."

[petarphyle]

@thetruekingofnorway

with further hindsight you should include the pictures from Abu Ghraib and Marines urinating on the corpses of Afghans.

[horgidacorgi]

@mudsharkkiller Maybe, but the paperwork was done by Christians, how are we spose to have freedom of religion when our constitution was written in the point of view of a believer in monotheism.

[horgidacorgi]

@gkopacz Oh, lol, took me awhile to understand that, I thought you were saying the reverse. Look at our coins doubters 'In god we trust'

[willieofroanoke]

@thetruekingofnorway LOL!

You clearly don't know American history. Actually READ Lincoln's own words regarding the civil war and slavery and preserving the union. Just scroll down, you'll find where I posted it. There is no decency or honor in one guy butchering the other guy before he does it to you. That's what happens in every war. To think God appreciates the butchering regardless of reason or idoligy is quite absurd and goes counter to all religions.

[SamuelCyrus]

@willieofroanoke no greater gift than a man give his life for another. whether in Vietnam or at Gettysburg or on D-Day and the Twin Towers. perhaps someday you will understand.

[iamthestig2100]

@weedsmokerweed Bit of an oxymoron, isn't it?