Obama criticized for not mentioning God in Thanksgiving address

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

I ever heard of Thanksgiving being a religious holiday by any means,

Umm,perhaps now,but------

Wasn't Thanksgiving invented by the pilgrims,who were puritans? My understanding is that Thanksgiving was LITERALLY TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD for having survived. I think that qualifies as a religious holiday.


I think Thanksgiving is still a religious holiday for a some people. However,for most,it seems to me to be a secular holiday. A day when people see their family,eat absurd amounts of food,get shit faced and fight. Thanksgiving is to get you in the right mindset for Xmas day.