My children attend the St. Mary's County public schools, and I hadn't heard about this from any of them. I'm not sure the context in which this statement was made; maybe it was discussing an elementary school Thanksgiving lunch or something.
Your question about "giving thanks to whom?" is exactly on point. It's like being "blessed" or "gifted." Those blessings and gifts must come from somewhere, but that "somewhere" is not addressed by the atheists.
This is all so ironic, when one considers that St. Mary's county was founded by Catholics seeking religious freedom. Many families in the county date back to the early settlers.
The county is very Republican, went for W in a big way, but the schools are definitely operated by the left.
"The county is very Republican, went for W in a big way, but the schools are definitely operated by the left."
Can you name just one Public School System that isn't run by the left?.....The answer should tell you something.
I'm from St. Mary's, too, like Blue Eyes. Trust me, folks, people don't get any better than they make 'em in St. Mary's County, and I promise you the people of the county do not support this asanine statement. The county is still chock full of devout Catholics, many of them descendants of the original Catholic families.
You'll be added right now!
It is true that leftists have dominated the school system for quite some time. People who don't check out their kids' text books are in for a shock. Any responsible parent should spend a LOT of time investigating what their children are being taught in school. Aren't parents allowed to visit schools - even spend a day, sitting in desks and seeing what's really going on?
Just about every textbook I've seen in the last 20 years has socialist (and now worse) propaganda mixed in with lessons. What to speak of outright indoctrination.
You're not likely going to hear everything from your children. Children's intellectual acumen just isn't there yet, they don't necessarily recognize crap when it's delivered by the "Teacher" in a nice tone of voice. Any parent who is sending their children to government screwels should check everything being taught very, very carefully.
You might be in for some unpleasant surprises.