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  • How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday

    11/28/2024 5:19:04 AM PST · by Rev M. Bresciani · 8 replies
    New American Prophet ^ | November 28, 2024 | Dr. Jerry Newcombe
    If anyone says that the Judeo-Christian tradition had nothing to do with the founding of America, they need look no further than our annual holiday of Thanksgiving. As in, giving thanks to God for His help to us. Columnist Mark Steyn (originally from Canada) notes: “Speaking as a misfit unassimilated foreigner, I think of Thanksgiving as the most American of holidays.” While we tend to associate Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims in Massachusetts, Virginia likes to remind the world that it was in their commonwealth that the first Thanksgiving was held.