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11/23/09
Turkey Day
Turkey Day, I read, today, in USA Today, Is supposed to be a celebration of religious diversity, A humane, compassionate observance of theological tolerance,
A dialogue between divisiveness of the highest order — Presbyterians, Mormons, Muslims, Baha'is, atheists, Jews, Buddhists, Baptists, agnostics, Catholics, relativists, Hindus —
A live-and-let-live covenant of uneasy brotherhood, A holiday devoted to acceptance of others' right to believe, Seeing in God (or no god) the shape or mirage of divinity.
As for me, Turkey Day is a strictly capitalistic phenomenon, Drummed up, by greedy American pocket-liners, To give their platitudinous gratitude for their exercise of excess.
I see Turkey Day as a case of Macy's Day Parade-itis, A chance to stuff the gut, glut on TV football, go comatose, Sneak an extra day off, from a job that sucks the big one.
By the way, as a sidebar/footnote/aside, I just might add that religion, from the beginning of civilization, Has been a turkey stuffed with hubris, hatred, and war.
11/23/09
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