2 values systems clash on Thanksgiving Day
The conflict of Thanksgiving, secular or sacred? To Whom do you give thanks?
bq. Thanksgiving Day is an affront to those who want to take any reference to God out of our public life.
bq.. There are not a lot of these people. Only 11 percent of Americans identify themselves as atheist or agnostic, but they are becoming increasingly boisterous and pushy.
Thanksgiving is not a day simply for gorging yourselves or watching football games. It is a day to count your blessings and, in turn, give thanks to God. That is the tradition laid down in 1621 by the pilgrims in Massachusetts, who celebrated the first Thanksgiving, and our Founding Fathers, who frequently proclaimed national days of thanksgiving.
What we are witnessing with the barrage of lawsuits designed to strip any reference to God from our public life is a clash of two value systems: In one value system, there is a Creator, in whose image we are made, where there are moral absolutes based on His character and revealed in His word.
In the other value system, there are no absolutes. Man is the product of matter, energy and chance. Everything is situational: Anything goes. Man is, in effect, his own god.
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In my mind, to whom you give thanks is not nearly as important as having an absolute feeling of gratitude inside you. I would love to personally thank: 1)the farmers and related personnel who have labored to provide my daily food and the wonderous spread now before me, 2) the many workers who have creatd products used to build my warm and secure home, 3) the doctors and researchers who have made my world a healthy place, 4)my family members for just being who they are and bringing such joy into my life, 5) the workers who keep my golf course in such great shape, 6) the many proprieters and businessmen who provide an unending variety of goods and services to enrich my life, 7)the workers (specifically) who made my Cadillac – what a sweet ride!, 8)many, many others whom I don’t have time to mention. I don’t believe God had too much to do with any of these things. They were accomplished by good people who are trying to do their best and live good productive lives. I express these thoughts to my family members gathered together on Thanksgiving Day. I want them to know of my feeling of gratitude . . . and I want them to develop similar feelings inside themselves. I want them to always think of the contributions of others in their lives. I want them to know that their father is a very grateful man . . . but not to a God . . . rather to those many fine people who have succeeded in their personal activities and thereby greatly improved the quality of MY life. Thanksgiving is not a religious day. It is a day to reconsider the many and great contributions of wonderful people in our lives. I recommend that you tell others of your feelings, not God.