George Washington
With the arrival of Thanksgiving I wanted to share something I recently read. It is George Washington’s Proclamation from 1789. When Thomas Jefferson was elected he did away with the this practice, but it again became a tradition with Abraham Lincoln in 1863.
From our homes to yours - - Happy Thanksgiving
George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving 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 and 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 in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable 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 has 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 show kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase 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 3d dy of October, A.D. 1789.
G. Washington
You know at least 20 ways to open a beer bottle. Its joke 
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November 25, 2004 - 12:54 PM on November 25th, 2004
good ole’ George. a man with the best of intentions.
i wonder what he’d think of American politics today.
November 25, 2004 - 01:05 PM on November 25th, 2004
“I cannot tell a lie…
…them Goddamned Liberals chopped down the cherry tree!”
November 25, 2004 - 01:33 PM on November 25th, 2004
Happy Thanksgiving:smile:
November 25, 2004 - 07:41 PM on November 25th, 2004
Giving thanks for fundamental principles that should be honored everyday of the year in the life of the nation – principles of tolerance, generosity & inclusion. This is a feast that none should be turned way from. The abundance we see on the table should signify that there is plenty for all, plenty to be shared. The welcome we feel only makes sense if it’s extended to others.
November 25, 2004 - 08:08 PM on November 25th, 2004
i think that if people don’t have the basic needs of life including food, shelter & security, they’re not gonna be in any mood to discuss politics. pray for those who arn’t having quite as good a thanksgiving as most of us.
Malnourishment doubles in Iraq
November 23, 2004
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Malnutrition among Iraq’s youngest children has nearly doubled since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq despite U.N. efforts to deliver food to the war-ravaged country, a Norwegian research group said Monday.
needs
November 25, 2004 - 08:15 PM on November 25th, 2004
this seems like an appropriate day to think of things like the above & the below…to me, anyway.
Poor families’ fate rests in Republican hands
November 22, 2004
In the spirit of “let’s hurt a bunch of poor people,” consider what the Bush administration has been trying to do to the Section 8 housing program.
Aside from the aging public housing projects that were being built up until the 1970s, Section 8 is pretty much the only federal program that provides housing to low-income people:..
justifiable concerns
November 26, 2004 - 11:45 AM on November 26th, 2004
I am happy that you people who came here in the 1800s and 1900s are starting to understand that fact of Our non jewish god or non mideast god, some of you need the jack boot to understand one fact not to eat your amigo’s but you won’t.
washington also said my nation would collapse from the inside not the outside, but most of you don’t understand why and that is the reason most of “you people will become muslims” in the end, and “will kill the children of the one God” not the many gods that jews and muslims love and believe in so much.
But understand one fact you will not win in that coming war against light and dark night:twisted: I love it I love it, send your woman out.
November 26, 2004 - 11:52 AM on November 26th, 2004
Fred - could you say that again? i didn’t get
the point.
i think the Jews believe in ‘one’ God, in fact they were the first to do so. have they added some? today?
November 26, 2004 - 12:02 PM on November 26th, 2004
Fred,
take another hit and pass dat chit!
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November 26, 2004 - 12:12 PM on November 26th, 2004
Oh! I get it.
I guess he likes the white meat on a turkey.
“But understand one fact you will not win in that coming war against light and dark…”
I can’t picture him wanting the dark meat, for obvious reasons.
November 26, 2004 - 12:15 PM on November 26th, 2004
Fred,
I don’t follow you. Jews, Muslims and Christians worship the same God - Abraham is Ibrahim in the Q’uran. Are you suggesting that all liberals will become Muslims and destroy the US? Because I’m a pretty secular person, and becoming a Muslim remains quite a committment. In fact, I’ve thought about your speech, and it makes no sense to me.
November 26, 2004 - 12:15 PM on November 26th, 2004
dg,
Hilarious.
November 26, 2004 - 12:27 PM on November 26th, 2004
I dunno,
what do ya have to give up to become a muslim, and how do I get my harem of 72 virgins?
November 26, 2004 - 01:09 PM on November 26th, 2004
To anyone who wants to understand the real backwards non ideals of most mideast religious non ideas, are in fact bias to the idea of many gods, if you check out why jews place a symbol of the gods of egypt on the door of all jewish homes
that would tell you that jews have many gods as do muslims have.
most do not understand why and most think that jews and muslims believe in one God but that is only a Myth.
Its is a suicidal idea for people of this culture and day in age to go along with the lies of our fathers who were going along to get along, it is time for people to see the world as it is, and not as we wish it to be. long live Gen.Washington and the people who made this a place of free ideals for the good against a world of evil.
last thing what was the last war this nation prevail in?
1941-1945 and why is that? by the way hope is evil. see:histroy of the west.
November 26, 2004 - 01:41 PM on November 26th, 2004
Since Jesus Christ was a Jew, how many gods did he worship?
November 26, 2004 - 04:27 PM on November 26th, 2004
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The Soviet Union won the war, Fred. Are you going to argue that they were fighting on behalf of George Washington’s ideas? Cause that would be funny. Your claims that Judaism and Islam are pluralistic religions is ridiculous. They don’t even conceive of a “holy trinity”. Or saints. So what was your point again?