Posted on 11/24/2016 7:27:35 PM PST by jobim
First time for me at a family gathering where the host
(Liberal), as we were standing ready to eat, at the time
when always somebody would suggest someone lead a prayer, said:
"Each person please say your own thanks or prayer if you choose to yourself."
Anybody else? Is this Trump backlash?
63% of dems did not want to discuss politics this year. But they sure have loved mounting off for the past 16 years.
So sad to hear that, especially on this day.
You will find it fascinating to read three Thanksgiving proclamations: The original one, Washington’s, and, especially Lincoln’s (which was written in the midst of the War Between the States).
To paraphrase George Satayana: Those who have not learned from their history are doomed to repeat it.
I dined with my Mormon niece and her family and friends. Prayers were offered and not just mumbled.
My niece mentioned her father’s sister, a union lawyer in Washington DC, that was going berzerk when GWB was president and we just realized she and her “bride” were going to have another round of insanity with Trump as president and we both grinned at the thought.
This was the woman who stopped buying Christmas presents for several years and blamed it on the horrors of the Bush presidency even though she makes over $100k/yr in her cushy labor union job.
I hate for anyone to feel tortured but this woman’s suffering almost always coincides with good news for the country. How she must have suffered Election Night to see the partial-birth abortion of the first woman president!!
HA! Delicious.
Thanksgiving was here with our children, grandchildren, wife’s sisters families, father in law, and my daughter’s friend and her children, and 2 boys we have helped out. I began with 2 of Calvin Coolidge statements I read about the other day and handed off to my father in law who reinforced the message. My son in law then read 2 Bible verses to further reinforce and then he prayed.
This was a first for doing more than just praying. This gathering was very close to all being on the same page even though not all supported Trump. None I know of supported Hillary. The day was beautiful, and was celebrated in thankfulness to God, a good meal, visiting, children laughing and playing, adults shooting guns and bows. Best day in a long time.
Yep. Everyone prayed and had a great time. All of us are very conservative and all voted Trump.
Had a great time and am still stuffed to the gills from our wonderful Thanksgiving meal.
We didn’t say a traditional prayer/blessing, but each person at the table, in turn, said what s/he was thankful for over the past year.
“Each person please say your own thanks or prayer if you choose to yourself.”
I would have said prayers very loudly and then announced, I did say it to myself. Just that I’m a bit hard of hearing.
The only alternative to leaving would have been to pray loudly while ending the prayer with "and God bless President-elect Trump."
“Yeah, we wouldn’t want to see you burst into flames or anything.”
We always keep our prayers to our self. Is there something I’m missing here?
The invitation to come for Thanksgiving dinner included a mention of "Trump talk". We were surprised when we arrived to find that we were the only non-family there.
Evidently their other friends were too upset by Hillary's loss to accept the invitation.
We had a great time. Only about half of the conversation centered on Trump's victory.
“Sure. Thanks.”
Then, go outside, say your prayers, and come back in.
I didn’t raise my family to stifle the word of God, or to forbid worship of him. The entire point of Thanks Giving IS to thank GOD for his provision. Too bad it’s only once a year...it should be daily.
I wouldn’t visit where God isn’t welcomed. Sometimes one must let the dead bury the dead.
No... our prayers don’t involve politics...
Nope. we are happy to give thanks to He who deserves it.
If that happened, I would never return to that home. Whether I left immediately would depend on a lot of factors, but I would not be put into that situation again.
not a Trump backlash. Just leftist haters of religion. Been going on for a long time.
Food tastes better, and nourishes our souls too, when we "Do it in remembrance of Him"...
I’d simply take that as an open invitation for any or all to offer thanksgiving verbally and moderately for any or all to hear, then expect others to do the same- it’s called collective prayer! If the host or others got offended, I’d do what the Apostles did- shake the dust from shoes as I departed the premises. After all, the gathering was one of “thanksgiving, so offering thanks to the Creator God Almighty would certainly be appropriate....
Yeah, I have not been re-invited a few times....
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