{"id":2106376,"date":"2023-11-22T21:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T02:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-officially-attempts-to-remove-god-from-thanksgiving-with-2023-proclamation\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T21:58:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T02:58:59","slug":"biden-officially-attempts-to-remove-god-from-thanksgiving-with-2023-proclamation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-officially-attempts-to-remove-god-from-thanksgiving-with-2023-proclamation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s 2023 Proclamation: God&#8217;s Role in Thanksgiving Questioned"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-officially-attempts-to-remove-god-from-thanksgiving-with-2023-proclamation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2106376&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Preserving \u200dthe Spirit of Thanksgiving: Biden&#8217;s Controversial Proclamation<\/h2>\n<p>When we think of &#8220;Thanks-giving,&#8221;\u200b it implies expressing gratitude.<\/p>\n<p>But who is the \u2063intended recipient of that gratitude?<\/p>\n<p>Since\u2064 the inaugural Thanksgiving on Plymouth Rock and its subsequent establishment as a national day of thanks on Oct. 3, 1789, God has always been acknowledged as the \u200crecipient of thanks on behalf of the \u200cUnited States of America.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a disheartening turn of events that \u200dreflects the erosion\u2064 of our nation&#8217;s values, God has been excluded as the recipient of thanks this year.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, President Biden released his Thanksgiving proclamation for 2023.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in American history, the proclamation completely omitted any mention of God or faith.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Proclamation on Thanksgiving Day, 2023 | The White House <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TGV4htLQAi\">https:\/\/t.co\/TGV4htLQAi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron Leshnower \u2064(@RonLeshnower) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonLeshnower\/status\/1727436438432587924?\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>As a nation built on Judeo-Christian principles, this alarming omission highlights how far we have strayed \u200bfrom the original essence of America&#8217;s national\u2062 day of Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>The pilgrims who celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621 were devout Christians seeking refuge from religious persecution. Their celebration followed a grueling first year in the New World, where nearly half of their population perished. Despite\u200c unimaginable hardships, their faith remained unwavering. They attributed\u2063 their survival and bountiful harvest to God.<\/p>\n<p>This sentiment persisted throughout the centuries, with presidents honoring God \u200cin their Thanksgiving proclamations. George Washington\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/education\/primary-source-collections\/primary-source-collections\/article\/thanksgiving-proclamation-of-1789\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urged<\/a> all\u2063 Americans to recognize God&#8217;s &#8220;providence&#8221; and to &#8220;unite in most humbly \u200doffering our prayers and supplications to the\u200c great Lord and Ruler\u2062 of Nations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 28, 1861, \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-trump-follow-example-lincoln-declare-day-fast-pray-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lincoln<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abrahamlincolnonline.org\/lincoln\/speeches\/thanks.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a> that all government offices would be closed on\u2062 Thanksgiving Day, stating in his proclamation, &#8220;No human counsel \u2063hath devised nor\u2064 hath any\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newt-gingrich-a-happy-thanksgiving-in-2022\/\" title=\"Newt Gingrich: A Happy Thanksgiving in 2022\">mortal hand worked<\/a> out these great things&#8230; I do, therefore, invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who \u200care at sea \u200dand those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to \u2063set apart and observe \u200bthe last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise\u200d to our beneficent Father \u2062who dwelleth in the Heavens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-attorney-declares-stormy-daniels-15-minutes-fame-finally-complaint-thrown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/presidential-actions\/proclamation-thanksgiving-day-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proclaimed<\/a> in his 2020 Thanksgiving address, &#8220;On Thanksgiving Day, we thank God for the \u200babundant blessings in our lives&#8230; I\u200c encourage\u200d all Americans to gather, in homes and places of worship, \u200dto offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the level of \u200dreligious devotion may have varied among past presidents, Biden is the first to completely exclude God from his Thanksgiving proclamation.<\/p>\n<p>In his proclamation, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2023\/11\/22\/a-proclamation-on-thanksgiving-day-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>, &#8220;This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/native-american-made-thanksgiving-possible-accepted-jesus-christ-savior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thanksgiving<\/a>,\u200b we are grateful for our Nation and the\u200c incredible soul of America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grateful to whom?<\/p>\n<p>Gratitude without a recipient \u200bis like a counterfeit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christmas-decorations-jesus-birthplace-torn-bethlehem-casts-lot-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> gift under a department\u200b store tree. The wrapping may be\u200b beautiful, but it ultimately holds no value and lacks substance.<\/p>\n<p>Regrettably, Thanksgiving has been gradually losing its religious\u200c significance with each passing year, and it appears that Biden has dealt \u2064the final blow.<\/p>\n<p>If we cannot even acknowledge the ultimate Source to which \u200dall Americans, regardless of their beliefs, are historically connected, we are adrift without a destination and lacking an anchor to keep us steadfast.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>An Urgent Note from Our Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>The \u2064Western Journal has been labeled &#8220;dangerous&#8221; simply because we have a biblical worldview and speak the truth about what is happening in America.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We refuse to let \u200dBig Tech and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-goes-around-voters-backs-signs-change-in-state-election-laws\/\" title=\"Governor sneaks behind voters, enacts new election laws.\">woke advertisers dictate<\/a>\u2062 the content\u200d we share with our community. \u200dWe stand for truth. 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Your support enables us to expose \u2062false \u200bnarratives and defend traditional American values.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please stand with us by donating today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank you for your \u200dsupport!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-officially-attempts-remove-god-thanksgiving-2023-proclamation\/\">Biden Officially Attempts to Remove God\u2062 from Thanksgiving with 2023 Proclamation<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the absence of gratitude towards\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-officially-attempts-to-remove-god-from-thanksgiving-with-2023-proclamation\/\" title=\"Biden's 2023 Proclamation: God's Role in Thanksgiving Questioned\">higher power affect future generations&#8217; understanding<\/a> of the world\u2064 and their \u200bplace in it<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rdless of their religious beliefs, owe their gratitude, then what is\u200d left of the spirit of\u200c Thanksgiving?<\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving is not just a time for family gatherings, delicious feasts, and football games. It is a\u200b sacred day when we come together as a nation to express our thanks for the blessings we have received. It is a reminder of our humble origins and\u2063 the sacrifices made by\u2062 those who\u2064 came before us.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062omission of God from Biden&#8217;s proclamation is a \u200ctroubling indication \u2062of a larger trend in our society &#8211; the marginalization of religion. \u200dIt is\u2062 an attempt to rewrite history and erase the\u200c foundational principles\u2063 on which our country was built. It\u2062 is a \u200cdisregard for the millions of Americans \u2062who find solace, \u200bpurpose, and guidance in their faith.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps the most disheartening aspect of\u2063 this omission is the message it \u2062sends \u2062to future generations.\u2063 If we teach them that gratitude is a virtue, but\u2063 fail to teach \u200bthem who to be grateful to, then we are \u200drobbing them of a deeper understanding of the world and \u200btheir place in it. We are denying them the opportunity to experience the profound sense of awe and humility that comes from acknowledging something \u2063greater than ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving should be a unifying force, bringing together\u2063 people from all walks of life, regardless of\u200b their beliefs. It should be a time when we set aside our differences and come together in gratitude. But by excluding God\u2063 from the equation, Biden&#8217;s proclamation only serves to further divide us.<\/p>\n<p>We \u2062must remember \u200bthat the spirit of Thanksgiving is not confined to a\u200d single day\u200c in November. It is a way of life, a mindset of gratitude\u2062 and appreciation that should permeate our\u2064 every \u2063action. It\u200b is an acknowledgement that we are part of something greater, something beyond\u200d our understanding.<\/p>\n<p>So as we gather around our tables this Thanksgiving, let us not forget the true meaning of this day. Let us remember the \u2064pilgrims who \u200crisked everything for the freedom to \u2063worship as they saw fit. Let us remember the generations of Americans \u200dwho have come before us, working tirelessly to build a better future. And\u200d above all, let us remember the Source \u200bof all our blessings, and offer \u2064our thanks \u2064accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Let us preserve the spirit of Thanksgiving, not just for ourselves, but for the generations to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we mention &#8220;Thanks-giving,&#8221; it implies expressing gratitude. However, who is the intended recipient of this gratitude? 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