The War on Thanksgiving 2009
My daughter’s online school newsletter contained the following graphic. I was naturally outraged and called her bleeding heart principal for all the good it did. In fact, the offending image is still up there. I hate how liberal her school is. The thing is, I’m not even as outraged about the backwards American flag waving in cruel socialist mockery as I am about the happy turkey day.
I have written before about the atheist agenda to eliminate Thanksgiving, that pious religious holiday where we all give thanks to the Lord for the gifts that he has bestowed upon us. In its place, they wish to leave turkey day–a celebration of eating turkey. Have these unbelievers no shame in turning one of the most sacred of all holy days for an annual poultry equivalent of Prince Spaghetti Day?
Just as bad is Black Friday. Where do consumers get off expecting such ridiculous discounts from hard working retailers. I like the fact they’re open 24 hours, but if you’re going to buy a $600 flat screen for $250 you shouldn’t have to pay your employees full price. They should just be grateful to pick up the extra hours at 4 AM.
As a country, we must do battle with those who have declared war on Thanksgiving. If a story is having a “Black Friday” or “Turkey Day” sale, do not patronize them. When somebody wishes you a Happy Turkey Day, in a forceful yet friendly way let them know that you do not celebrate turkey, but instead give thanks for the many blessings you have received. Only if they show that they don’t get it, should you get more aggressive with them. As a non-violent protest, I have taken to spraying Thanksgiving on holiday decorations that have been secularized. I believe that that is what the people who celebrated the first Thanksgiving would have wanted, the ones who didn’t die of small pox anyway.
