Harry,
Federal, state and local governments across the country are spending
millions of dollars, on Thanksgiving and Christmas today. These paid
holidays are governments official endorsement of the celebration of Jesus'
birth and those who believe in giving thanks to a god.

If we follow you logic, shouldn't we stop using tax dollars to pay for
governmental employees to take a day off for a religious holiday?

While you may not consider Thanksgiving a religious holiday, atheist would
disagree with you. Thanksgiving is, and always has been an official day to
give thanks to God.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
basskisser wrote:
"Dr. Dr. Smithers" wrote in message
news:hwtmd.345911$wV.105244@attbi_s54...
Harry,

Thanks for making my point for me. The celebration of Christmas by
communities and local governments, and the Proclamation of giving Thanks
to
God (Thanksgiving) should not be prohibited by our government.

Now that might be offensive to some atheist, but what the hell, you
can't
please everyone.


So, you wouldn't find it offensive if a group that coveted, say Cheese
Sauce, wanted the government to protect them from being prohibited?

(Praise CHEESESAUCE!)



Hmmm...I don't recall stating I thought it "OK" for governmental
entities to get involved in religious holy days. "Smith" must be
engaging in "creative post manipulation" again.

I don't believe local, state or federal government agencies should in
any way be involved in the "celebration" of any religious holy day, and
Christmas, despite its pagan trappings, is a religious holy day.

On the other hand, I don't view Thanksgiving as a religious holy day.






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A passing thought:

"I hope you leave here and walk out and say, 'What did he say?'" —George
W. Bush, Beaverton, Oregon, Aug. 13, 2004