Thanksgiving Lost
Thanksgiving references: Our friend Marc Bond's offering; President Ronald Reagan's 1985 Thanksgiving Address; President George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Our politically correct retail community hastily exchanges the words "Thanksgiving" and "Christmas" and "Easter" for "Holiday". Here's a new twist, the National Parks Foundation (NPF) sent out a plea for contributions on Thanksgiving, today! "We hope you will join us in taking time today to give thanks for our nation's greatest treasures — our more than 400 national parks," the solicitation pleads. Not to be picky, but does NPF mean "give thanks" to the Creator for our natural wonders, or, to the government. We have seen not much evidence that the current federal administration supports America's Christian heritage. Certainly, the NPF wouldn't go out of its way to "give thanks to the creator of the Parks". They want us to give thanks to them in the form of a contribution. While we're always slow to accuse anyone of hypocracy, we do note for the record that 1) NPF is the "official partner" of the National Parks Service, and 2) both the National Parks Director and his boss, the Secretary of the Interior serve on the NPF board, and 3) the Interior Secretary, Sally Jewell, is NPF Board Chair. While we would not, without evidence, accuse the DOI of establishing a 'slush fund' of 'tax free contributed dollars' that it controls, we do note that certain democrat constituencies and policy goals seem to be recipients of NPF grants–including he climate change religion advocates. -dh |
One who celebrates Thanksgiving is thankful. It is logical to be thankful FOR blessings TO someone and illogical to be thankful TO inanimate objects or concepts — such as "karma", "good luck", or "the universe".
Since earliest Biblical times, mankind has prospered — only when giving allegiance and thanks to Creator God.
America's founders owed and thanked God their creator and protector for everything, including the birth of a nation. For their decendents to not thank God on Thanksgiving is to be thankful TO nothing.
Therefore, it is logical that Americans wishing to sustain the Founders' republic, give prayerful thanks, with their children, TO God their Creator on this special, Thanksgiving Day, that He might continue to sustain and protect us.
Why would anyone gather in "Thanksgiving" celebration with family and friends, enjoy libations, begin searching stores for Christmas treasures, and eat to capacity without so much as a prayer of thanks TO Almighty God? Why would children be raised to be thankful TO nothing. Why would America abandon the Heavenly guidance, strength and protection that prospered it, only to ignore the source of prosperity? Why would this blessed people then go on to celebrate Christmas by renaming it a "holiday" and ignoring the Covenant God provided us with the gift of his son, the Savior?
Is not being unthankful TO one's creator, being ungrateful, rejecting both His blessings, future protection and guidance?
One fears for the future of America's ungrateful people as evil enemies, at this very moment, creep closer.
For, will they not soon discover America's loss of Heavenly values and protection?
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