Thanksgiving and religion

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  1. linscomb Registered Member

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    Is Thanksgiving a religious holiday? If so, should it be?

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  3. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    I don't think the Native Americans would think so.
     
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  5. Tiassa Let us not launch the boat ... Valued Senior Member

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    Now that you mention it

    I wasn't going to post this, but ... well, now that you mention it ....

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    Go figure. I ain't sayin' a word. However, as David Schmader notes, "I’m not sure what to think. But thanks!"
     
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  7. Michael 歌舞伎 Valued Senior Member

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    What tribe is that?
     
  8. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    Stillaguamish (tribe)

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Stillaguamish are a Native American tribe located in northwest Washington state in the United States near the city of Arlington near the river that bears

    their name, the Stillaguamish River. The tribe petitioned for recognition from the United States Government in 1974, and received recognition on February 7

    th, 1979. The enrolled population of the tribe was 237 in 2003. The tribe helps manage salmon populations in the Stillaguamish River watershed. As part of

    this effort, the tribe has a hatchery which releases chinook and coho salmon, runs educational activities about salmon, and voluntarily does not fish for

    chinook salmon on the Stillaguamish River. The tribe also operates the Angel of The Winds Casino near Arlington, Washington.
     
  9. Baron Max Registered Senior Member

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    Well, golly, think about it ......it's called "thanksgiving" ...like "giving thanks". So, just what or who would one be "thanking"? The trees? The dirt for growing corn? The turkey who "willingly" allowed itself to be killed and butchered, roasted and eaten?

    Nope, couldn't be none of those things, could it. So ...what's left?

    Baron Max
     
  10. snake river rufus Registered Senior Member

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    But all of those things are more real than what you are alluding to.
    For example dirt really does grow corn. The fictional jesus does not really save.
     
  11. Baron Max Registered Senior Member

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    Perhaps, but we don't ordinarily give thanks to ....the dirt, do we? Or do you have a special sorta' religion that I don't know about?

    Baron Max
     
  12. Killian_1_4 Registered Senior Member

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    Even if it was a religious holiday, it wouldn't change much of who celebrates it.
     
  13. maxg Registered Senior Member

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    How about thanking the freakin' Indians who fed them when they were starving.
     
  14. grimace Banned Banned

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    How do you know?
     
  15. snake river rufus Registered Senior Member

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    It's not logical to have any religion.
     
  16. snake river rufus Registered Senior Member

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    The word 'fictional' is a give away.
     
  17. Baron Max Registered Senior Member

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    They did! They invited them to the big feast, the big party.

    Baron Max
     
  18. Baron Max Registered Senior Member

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    It's not logical to fuck without the intent to procreate, either, but we often do it when we feel like it. Lots of things in life that we do that isn't logical, but we still do 'em.

    Baron Max
     
  19. snake river rufus Registered Senior Member

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    Very poor analogy. Sex also gives pleasure and hopefully with a real person.
    Religion?
     
  20. Grantywanty Registered Senior Member

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    So you would think it was OK to be religious if it made you feel good and you could also do this in the company of others?

    (I won't even raise the issue of masturbation. Perhaps you are against that.)
     
  21. snake river rufus Registered Senior Member

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    I'm too old to be against much of anything. Believing in the supernatural is really never "OK". Doing it out loud and in public?
     
  22. maxg Registered Senior Member

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    Correct--hence the origin of Thanksgiving. Perhaps from the pilgrims point of view they may have been thanking God but the Indians didn't see it that way and certainly part of the celebration was the thanking of other people.
     
  23. linscomb Registered Member

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    Do you have to be thankful to an entity? Could you just be thankful to whatever fate or luck brought you the blessings that you have?.....
     

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