The discipline of a national day of thanksgiving is a worthy one, and an American import that I wouldn't mind us adopting on this side of the Atlantic... so long as it isn't accompanied by the ludicrous overindulgence with which we already mark the birth of Christ. I don't buy the origin myths of this day, but I suppose it adds a little historical colour (or should that be color in this case) to the whole thing... Last year a friend posted the following video by Darrell Scott on facebook, at the time I said, being an outider to the USA and its culture I would be wary of posting such a powerful critique of American society at such a precious, if not sacred time for American citizens... but it is a critique that needs to be heard. Around the same time last year I had been reading Rob Bell's "Jesus Wants To Save Christians" , and when reviewing it I said that many had suggested that he should stick to theology and not get political, meaning "not critici...
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