Posted on 11/18/2017 10:18:51 PM PST by stars & stripes forever
WASHINGTON – President Trump’s first Thanksgiving Day Proclamation released Friday stands in stark contrast to eight issued by his predecessor Barack Obama from 2009 to 2016.
Trump invoked God six times in his first proclamation, emphasizing an American tradition whose inspiration comes from the Bible. The word “thanksgiving” is found 29 times in the King James Bible – always with the “thanks” directed to the Almighty Creator.
By contrast, Obama’s eight annual separate proclamations during his years in office referenced God a total of five times, excluding quotes he referenced from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
And also that Obama considered Thanksgiving trivial and unimportant by comparison to Ramadan. He may have said “God” five times, but we know he meant “Allah”.
AMEN!!!
And may The Good Lord bless us with President Trump for another seven Thanksgivings!!!
What a magnificent bountiful harvest we will have as he MAGA!!!
[New York, 3 October 1789]
By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation.
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”
Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be—That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks—for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation—for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war—for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed—for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted—for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.
and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions—to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually—to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed—to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord—To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us—and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand at the City of New-York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.
Go: Washington
Hmm, separation of church and state, eh?
Do you also have Trumps declaration? Or is it at the link ?
It’s at the link.
The link would not completely download so I went to WH and got it.
Satanist pedophiles don’t like to talk about God.
$63,000-worth of hot dogs flown in from Chicago, at taxpayers’ expense, for a party at the White House.
Washington (or Trump for that matter) wasn’t standing up and saying “Presbyterianism will be the official religion of the United States” or “I will be releasing a series of approved sermons for next Sunday”.
Making note of the almighty creator establishing or proclaiming a holiday that gives thanks to that creator, not so much.
Now, Mr. President, don’t pardon that turkey. That would make a perfect Thanksgiving...
I be wit you....
Have been proclaiming for years that the FIRST pres to put the turkey in its proper place in the middle of the dining room table, gets my vote for life
Dumbest thing (well mabye not) I ever heard of...didn’t like it then, don’t like it now.
COOK BABY, COOK!!!!
And so many were oh-so-concerned that Trump was some sort of Atheist.....
Thanks for the reminder of that traditional ceremony.
I wonder what President Trump will do.
Kind of think he’ll continue it with some of his grandchildren (likely Ivanka’s three) and perhaps include Barron as well standing beside him.
Gobble. Gobble. Gobble.
That would really get the progs going!!!
I’d bet that Trump won’t pardon any turkeys this year.
[I’d bet that Trump won’t pardon any turkeys this year.]
If you are referring to HILLARY CLINTON & BARACK OBAMA, I doubt it.
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