Bringing Back the Black Robed Regiment: How the 18th Century Church Stood for Liberty and Why It Must Do So AgainThey were prophets of liberty and truth. They bravely led their men onto the battlefield to face the cold steel of the dreaded Redcoats. They were hated and feared by the British who called them the Black Robed Regiment. Who were they? They were America's "patriot preachers" of the eighteenth century. Believing the Bible addressed every subject, including politics, wearing their black preaching robes, they boldly preached about spiritual and civil