No, Thanksgiving Isn't About 'Genocide And Violence'
The Pilgrims didn’t bring ‘genocide’ to America. They barely brought themselves, with half of their company dying that first winter, in 1620-21.
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The Pilgrims didn’t bring ‘genocide’ to America. They barely brought themselves, with half of their company dying that first winter, in 1620-21.
No one who knows the true history of the first Thanksgiving can ever doubt that the Pilgrims paid a greater price for their meal than anything we ever will.
These victims fleeing from religious persecution set out consciously to achieve what President Lincoln would later describe as government “of the people, by the people, for the people.”
What happened four months after Plymouth, in 1622, is far more reflective of the country’s origins — a story of distrust and repression.
As you pray over the food this Thanksgiving, the connection between prosperity, especially the bounty of the harvest, and society are worth noting.