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Thank you for your revealing article on the public schools' treatment of Thanksgiving ("Students may thank anyone except God," Page 1, Tuesday). While it came as no surprise that teachers highlight cultural immersion during this time, I was startled to read that the religious aspects of this holiday are being ignored in some quarters. Most astonishing of all was the quote from a curriculum and instruction director stating that Thanksgiving in public schools is taught "from a purely historical perspective, not from a religious perspective."
Religion is an integral part of history that cannot be glossed over. The Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving not merely because they were thankful to the Indians, but because they were thankful to God. If this fact is left out, we have nothing more than a feel-good story about the thankful Pilgrims suddenly saying to themselves, "Let's have a feast and invite the Indians over, and we'll appreciate their culture, and everyone will be happy."See the full content of this document
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A Thanksgiving Lesson
This story is very nice, but it is not ac...
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