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11/23/2004 Archived Entry: "Students Free to Thank Anybody, Except God"

Posted by steve @ 04:51 AM EST [Link]

THE PILGRIMS SHOWED UP BECAUSE OF THE NICER WEATHER: The latest attempt to banish religion from history is occuring in Maryland. Students are not allowed to state that the Pilgrims thanked God during Thanksgiving because....ummmm.....students are only being taught history, not religion. Yeah, that's it. That's the ticket.

Young students across the state read stories about the Pilgrims and Native Americans, simulate Mayflower 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.

"We teach about Thanksgiving from a purely historical perspective, not from a religious perspective," said Charles Ridgell, St. Mary's County Public Schools curriculum and instruction director.

School administrators statewide agree, saying religion never coincides with how they teach Thanksgiving to students.

Boy, thank God the Pilgrims weren't searching for religious tolerance. Just a good meal.

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