TMLC

To the chagrin of the anti-religionists among us today, on September 25, 1789, the first act of Congress after framing the Bill of Rights, which prohibited an establishment of religion, was to pass a resolution requesting that the President of the United States recommend to the people a “Day of Public Thanksgiving and Prayer.”

Washington enthusiastically agreed to the Resolution of both Houses of Congress.  In his Proclamation dated October 3, 1789, he began: “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 favour; …”

Nowadays, Thanksgiving in America is a joyful celebration; a day to come together and spend time with family and friends; a day to eat turkey; a day to watch football and Thanksgiving Day parades.  But at this time of great  division in our own nation, it is important that we reflect on the reasons for our Nation’s First Thanksgiving.

“[T]hat 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 transgressions; — 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;”

On this Thanksgiving Day, please, take time to thank God for the many blessings we enjoy in this amazing land of ours …

… And implore God’s protection, over the men and women serving in our Armed Forces, standing the lonely guard, in rough and faraway places, so that we may openly thank God this Thanksgiving Day far from the sounds of war.
 

Richard Thompson, 

President and Chief Counsel
Thomas More Law Center

Vice President-elect Mike Pence may think “that’s what freedom sounds like,” but to me, it is incivility and disrespectful harassment directed at the Office of the Vice President of the United States of America.

This past weekend, Vice President-elect Pence and his family attended a performance of the Broadway show “Hamilton” and he and his family got more than just boos and jeers from the audience.

In a crass political move, after the final curtain call, a cast member called Pence back for a public lashing about how “alarmed” and “anxious” Leftist cultural elites are after the election.

In his statement, actor Brandon Victor Dixon lectured and harangued Pence saying, “We sir, we are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir.”

Apparently, Whites are not included in his protected classes.  The message was delivered by actors who went along with the obvious discrimination against White actors when the casting call specifically excluded Whites from auditions.

This is harassment directed at the Office of the Vice President. And, although Vice-President- elect Pence has a personal right to ignore it, every American who has respect for the Office itself, should express outrage at this incivility and harassment of Pence and his family who were doing nothing more than attempting to enjoy an evening together.

Dixon, himself a gay activist, follows in the footsteps of the show’s creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who has teamed up with Senators Warren, Gillibrand, and Schumer, as well as President Obama to push his own agenda.

President-elect Trump is right: the cast of “Hamilton” owes Pence an apology.