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A response to "Capital punishment should be used" spring break Compromises: Smoking and Homosexuality Last wish: The Spirit of giving Giving Thanks HE WON!! Talk about prank calls Dealing with Customer Care living in sin 2: a more gentleman-like attack against the church Living in sin June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 "the dark is generous, it is patient, and it always wins. it always wins because it is everywhere. it is in the wood that burns in your hearth, and in the kettle on the fire, it is under your chair and under your table and under the sheets on your bed. walk in the midday sun and the dark is with you, attached to the soles of your feet. the brightest light will always cast the darkest shadow." 
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Giving Thanks
It's that time of year folks. The mall is crowded with the post christmas shoppers, all the stores here in town are crowded with people looking for the right bird and the fixin's to go with it, and all the exits and entrances of Victoria are filled with people leaving and visiting for the holidays. But, the question that is asked by that small voice inside of me, what's it all for? I know what Christmas is for, sure. It's to celebrate the birth of Christ. But what is Thanksgiving for? I'd been asking myself that ever since I could remember. Then the answer, Thanksgiving is about giving thanks. As blunt as it is to say, I've alot of anger and grudges towards the Church and Christianity as a whole, but at this time, I put aside those feelings and take a moment to realize what I'm thankful for. I am thankful for the wellbeing of myself, my parents, and my friends. I am thankful to be surrounded by people who have stood by me through it all, despite how sticky the situation or rotten my attitude may be. I am thankful for everthing that I have and the chance to be able to possess it. And now, I turn to you, my fellow patrons. What are you thankful for?
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posted by
bighorn
on Nov 27, 2008 at 11:18 AM
And exactly WHO would you assume the zealous Pilgrims would be offering thanks to? Or for Texas history buffs, Coronado and his men gave thanks?Leave it to a neo-intellectual ******** to try revise history. And he/she or it then wonders why all the world considers them a t%rd in the punchbowl of life. God, Yahweh, Obama, or the cat next door....enjoy your day.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!!!! posted by
freethinker
on Nov 26, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Actually Thanksgiving commemorates the Pilgrims' celebration of the good harvest of 1621. Most likely they did not have turkey but they had beer and they invited the indians too. Certainly for many people it is a ceremony of giving thanks, a day of blessing, and a day of worship. But you certainly don't have to be religious to be thankful. In fact, I'm thankful that I'm not religious anymore!
posted by
rg201508
on Nov 25, 2008 at 11:46 PM
vbb, THT was my point, this is the one holiday that we all celebrate, despite our differences
posted by
victorianbybirth
on Nov 25, 2008 at 11:40 PM
I've never considered myself incapable/unworthy of being thankful. I have always been thankful for what/who I am & those in my life. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for the basics in life that we tend to take for granted, good food, family & the fact that we lived to see another day. Religious people do not have the "giving thanks" market cornered.
posted by
rg201508
on Nov 25, 2008 at 10:59 PM
vbb, my point here is that regardless of prejudices and my somewhat radical beliefs, i still hold the ability to be thankful, despite all our differences, our beliefs, and our strifes, we all possess the spirit of thanksgiving and the thoughts of joy for what we have and who we are. these very beliefs and thoughts are the very essence of human nature. this is what makes us who we are. despite your religion and your beliefs you hold something that you're very thankful for. posted by
victorianbybirth
on Nov 25, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday & to be thankful for ones life has nothing to do with religion or God. Also has Christmas passed or are the malls filled with PRE Christmas shoppers? POST means AFTER.
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