Proclaiming Thanksgiving

[Unabatable]

Thirteen years before, America declared its independence to the world; seven years of Revolutionary War followed, after which, under Articles of Confederation, a confederation of independent States worked toward constituting a brand-new form of federal government for a brand-new nation. And five months after being inaugurated as the first President of that brand-new nation, the United States of America, Washington, obeying the advise of that nation's brand-new Congress, offered prayerful thanks to the Impetus of it all:

Issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on October 3, 1789

By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation.

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and—Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me “to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:”

Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favor, able interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our national and other trangressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally, to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.

Go. Washington

Alas, giving thanks to God for America's historical bounty was never far away from its fighter's and founder's and framer's hearts: twenty years before, and three years after staking its independence on "a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence", the President of the Second Continental Congress, John Jay, proclaimed a day of fasting to be observed that Almighty God might spare Americans from "those impending Calamities which we have but too well deserved."

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Reverence for God was fundamental in the fighting, founding and framing of this great nation, regardless of all maliciously disingenuous propaganda to the contrary. Consider everything askew in America today...

...and ponder what is missing.

 

[Unabatable]

GET DOWN ON THY KNEES and REPENT, mofos!

 

[Wats_butthole]

Fuck your God.