This country sure is getting weird ....

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By Laurel Lundstrom

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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland public school students are free to thank anyone they want while learning about the 17th century celebration of Thanksgiving (search) — as long as it's not God.

And that is how it should be, administrators say.

Young students across the state read stories about the Pilgrims (search) and Native Americans, simulate Mayflower (search) voyages, hold mock feasts and learn about the famous meal that temporarily allied two very different groups.

But what teachers don't mention when they describe the feast is that the Pilgrims not only thanked the Native Americans for their peaceful three-day indulgence, but repeatedly thanked God.

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[PatPatriot]

:freak1: :headbeat: hno:

 

[lander]

Oh boy ... just when I thought religious forcefeeding was patented by the right the atheists jump on the bandwagon.

 

[docmercer--banned]

Lander:

So weird ... they are dissolving any reference to God at any possible venue and yet the Bush crowd will tell us all how God was involved in the decision making process for everything they claim as a success ...

In fact, Cheney is "consulting" with God as we speak about nuking N Korea ...

 

[JinnRikki]

I'm not surprised, it just appears to be the backlash of having God shoved down your throat. Religion has been a part of America for as long as I can remember, but it was subtle. With the rise of Right Wing Crusaders it's not just for Sunday anymore.

 

[kayaman+]

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holidays because I see it as one of the least commercial of the big ones (it's is commercial of course but no gifts, other than the turkeys not a lot of commerce) and because of the fact that it's simply a day to be thankful for what you have. If you're religious you thank god, if you're not you thank as you see fit. Restricting one's gratitude for the good things we enjoy in life is just plain phucked up.

 

[Marco]

"Restricting one's gratitude for the good things we enjoy in life is just plain phucked up."

It's always a good idea to thank God for the F-4 tornado that spread your life into a neighboring state or for the lightning strike that burned your house and all possessions included down to the foundation.

 

[kayaman+]

Marco my point is that nobody should tell you who you can or cannot thank.

 

[Marco]

I will agree with you, kaya....

I just think people tend to thank some deity just for the good stuff when in fact there should be credit given for the disasters also.

We were thinking along different tangents....