Thanks to CPL for an introduction to the 'talks funny' tribe.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Perry Locke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: December 04, 2004 11:59 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] American Indians > > The First Thanksgiving Proclamation June 20, 1676: > > "The Holy God having by a long and Continual Series of his > Afflictive dispensations in and by the present Warr with the Heathen Natives > of this land, written and brought to pass bitter things against his own > Covenant people in this wilderness, yet so that we evidently discern that in > the midst of his judgements he hath remembered mercy, having remembered his > Footstool in the day of his sore displeasure against us for our sins, with > many singular Intimations of his Fatherly Compassion, and regard; reserving > many of our Towns from Desolation Threatened, and attempted by the Enemy, > and giving us especially of late with many of our Confederates many signal > Advantages against them, without such Disadvantage to ourselves as formerly > we have been sensible of, if it be the Lord's mercy that we are not > consumed, It certainly bespeaks our positive Thankfulness, when our Enemies > are in any measure disappointed or destroyed; and fearing the Lord should > take notice under so many Intimations of his returning mercy, we should be > found an Insensible people, as not standing before Him with Thanksgiving, as > well as lading him with our Complaints in the time of pressing Afflictions: > > The Council has thought meet to appoint and set apart the 29th day > of this instant June, as a day of Solemn Thanksgiving and praise to God for > such his Goodness and Favour, many Particulars of which mercy might be > Instanced, but we doubt not those who are sensible of God's Afflictions, > have been as diligent to espy him returning to us; and that the Lord may > behold us as a People offering Praise and thereby glorifying Him; the > Council doth commend it to the Respective Ministers, Elders and people of > this Jurisdiction; Solemnly and seriously to keep the same Beseeching that > being perswaded by the mercies of God we may all, even this whole people > offer up our bodies and soulds as a living and acceptable Service unto God > by Jesus Christ." > > >From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] American Indians > >Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 11:09:04 -0500 > > > >David Miller wrote: > >>>..the liberal propaganda spewed out about the American Indians. > > > >Gary wrote: > >>myth (the recent TT analyses in question drew > >>from Rush Limbaugh's Thanksgvg discourse) > > > >LOL. Stay on track, Gary. The liberal propaganda spewed out about the > >American Indians is exactly what that discourse by Rush Limbaugh was about. > >Following is an excerpt from Laura's email (11/25/2004 12:07 am) that > >shared this with us. > > > >*************** > >When I was going to grade school and it was time to teach us about > >Thanksgiving, the basic synopsis of what I was told was the Pilgrims > >arrived at Plymouth Rock, a bunch of destitute white people. When they > >arrived; they had no clue what to do, didn't know how to grow corn, didn't > >know how to hunt, basically didn't know how to do anything. And if it > >weren't for the Injuns who befriended them and gave them coats and skins > >and taught them how to fish and shared their food and corn with them, the > >Pilgrims wouldn't have survived and the Pilgrims thanked them by killing > >them and taking over the country and bringing with them syphilis, > >environmental destruction, racism, sexism, bigotry and homophobia. > > > >That's basically the Thanksgiving story we were all raised with. The latter > >part of that has been recently added as part of the politically correct > >multicultural curriculum. But basically the story of Thanksgiving that we > >all had was that the Pilgrims arrived, were basically inept, incompetent > >white people, the Indians were very compassionate and nice and shared > >everything that they had with them and for their thanks, the Pilgrims wiped > >them out, created the cavalry and basically took over the country, stole it > >from them, and then amen -- and so we all grew up thinking that that's what > >happened. The Indians were great people but now they live on reservations > >and how did this happen since they were so nice to us way back when. That's > >not anywhere near the truth. It really is nowhere near the truth. I have > >the real story in the book. > >... > >"Well, folks, let's allow our real undoctored American history lesson to > >unfold further. If our schools and the media have twisted the historical > >record when it comes to Columbus, they have obliterated the contributions > >of America's earliest permanent settlers, the Pilgrims. Why? Because they > >were a people inspired by profound religious beliefs to overcome incredible > >odds. Today, public schools are simply not teaching how important the > >religious dimension was in shaping our history and our nation's character. > >Whether teachers are just uncomfortable with this material or whether > >there's been a concerted effort to cover up the truth, the results are the > >same. Kids are no longer learning enough to understand and appreciate how > >and why America was created. > >... > >************** > > > >Peace be with you. > >David Miller. > > > > > >---------- > >"Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may > >know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) > >http://www.InnGlory.org > > > >If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. 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