Thursday, November 27, 2003

Correcting the Myths
Thanks to The Evangelical Outpost bragging about how Thanksgiving started in Texas, I found a site with the Top 10 Myths about Thanksgiving. I knew some of them- and not others. An eye-opener about how we make myths to fit our circumstances. Here are the Top 10, but you have to go to the site to read about them.

Top 10 Myths About Thanksgiving By Rick Shenkman
~~ MYTH # 1
The Pilgrims Held the First Thanksgiving

~~ MYTH # 2
Thanksgiving Was About Family

~~ MYTH # 3
Thanksgiving Was About Religion

~~ MYTH # 4
The Pilgrims Ate Turkey

~~ MYTH # 5
The Pilgrims Landed on Plymouth Rock

~~ MYTH # 6
Pilgrims Lived in Log Cabins

~~ MYTH # 7
Pilgrims Dressed in Black

~~ MYTH # 8
Pilgrims, Puritans -- Same Thing

~~ MYTH # 9
Puritans Hated Sex

~~ MYTH # 10
Puritans Hated Fun