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abqtommy

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4. Nearly everything I've learned about the Pilgrims/Puritans since I was in grade school tells

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2019, 02:16 PM

Nov 2019

me that anyone who venerates this group is mistaken. They were not a people to emulate, let alone be the subject of "Historical Prayers" for the military or anyone else.

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MRFF Gets Christian Proselytizing "Pilgrim Heritage" Military Thanksgiving Event Canceled [View all] riversedge Nov 2019 OP

So insecure they must push their "beliefs" on others... wcmagumba Nov 2019 #1

Stop persecuting christians! SergeStorms Nov 2019 #12

Persecuted and Repressed Oh My! wcmagumba Nov 2019 #13

I love Python. SergeStorms Nov 2019 #15

Sounds like that Commander needs to be removed. cstanleytech Nov 2019 #2

If the commander wants to celebrate American history, ArizonaLib Nov 2019 #7

The biggest snowflakes on the planet are white Christian conservatives. Initech Nov 2019 #3

Exactly! BigOleDummy Nov 2019 #5

Nearly everything I've learned about the Pilgrims/Puritans since I was in grade school tells abqtommy Nov 2019 #4

They were thrown out of England for being dangerous religious fundamentalist nut jobs. ArizonaLib Nov 2019 #6

And they settled first in Holland. Archae Nov 2019 #10

This is the part of the story not properly taught in school. crickets Nov 2019 #18

Not to mention the witch burnings. Crowman2009 Nov 2019 #11

This is what I think of when I hear "Pilgrims" and "Thanksgiving" csziggy Nov 2019 #16

So the commander is going to promote anti-Catholicism. keithbvadu2 Nov 2019 #8

The commander sounds like a real turkey. Canoe52 Nov 2019 #9

This - is one of the many reasons BlueIdaho Nov 2019 #14

Dominionism in our military. These are far-far right so called "christians" and, Hotler Nov 2019 #17

+1 crickets Nov 2019 #19