Perhaps those of you who continue to harbor a blind faith in the U.S. public education system can explain how public schools can teach about Thanksgiving without mentioning God at all.
That's worse than teaching about NASCAR without mentioning car racing, or talking about Hollywood without mentioning the entertainment industry. When they teach about ancient Rome or American Indians, do they omit any references to polytheism? When they teach about the Middle East, do they omit any reference to Islam? What about their halloween parties--do they leave out everything demonic? No, they don't.
Even a rational atheist would have to admit that Thanksgiving, from a purely historical perspective, is all about giving thanks to the Christian God for provision, protection, and blessings. It really doesn't have anything to do with teaching religion, but simply teaching historical fact. But the one and only thing the tolerance-mongers won't tolerate is the God of the Bible, and they have no qualms about rewriting history in their quest to remove him from their curriculum. In the process, they are de-educating America about its heritage.
The NEA is using your tax dollars to create a generation of godless idiots, opposed to everything for which the Founding Fathers stood. To be sure, I know some solid, God-fearing individuals working in the public schools; however, if they are effective at all, it is because they are fighting the system. It is an ugly battle, and it is no place for children. I'll say it yet again: it's time to pull your kids out of public school, and invest the time and effort to homeschool. If you have any spare time beyond that, send letters and faxes to your elected representatives demanding that you be given educational choice instead of being forced to fund the dumbing-down of America through the public school system.
Posted by jon at November 22, 2004 11:24 PM