[00:00:05] Surprise! Wow, is Kathy Lucas? And I'm saying surprise because I hadn't done a
[00:00:14] podcast since January of this year. So this is a surprise podcast indeed for
[00:00:23] those of you who are my friends and have supported me. I am going to speak to you
[00:00:35] today about a Thanksgiving perspective from a Bible believing Christian. And I
[00:00:45] wanted to let you know that I'm enjoying this music and I hope you are too. The
[00:00:51] name of the composition is West in Africa and the artist is John Bartman. So
[00:01:04] we're going to go ahead and get started. I know that most of my Facebook friends
[00:01:14] and family have just finished celebrating Thanksgiving and Lord knows
[00:01:21] this one was this holiday was so special for me. I got a chance to see my son
[00:01:27] who are my oldest son who I hadn't seen in a very long time. My family was
[00:01:33] together. I posted a picture on Facebook and it was a glorious and a very blessed
[00:01:39] time for us. And I'm still thanking God for it. So Thanksgiving for me in the
[00:01:47] in the form of the holiday had a very deeper meaning. It really did. So I'm
[00:01:56] going to go ahead and get started with why I'm doing this podcast. First of
[00:02:01] all I would like to acknowledge that I'm well aware of the horrid history of the
[00:02:08] oppression and genocide that the English white settlers brought to the
[00:02:13] Native American Indians. And of course during my years in school we were
[00:02:20] taught the white worst version of this atrocity. And I as a black American
[00:02:28] don't excuse this type of cruelty. Nope. I do not. And when those of us like
[00:02:37] myself celebrate Thanksgiving and a segment of Americans accuse of us
[00:02:44] accuse us rather of celebrating a day of murder, I want you to know that
[00:02:50] I'm not downplaying the horror or the aftermath of this great atrocity. I
[00:02:59] know that there's bitterness. So after I've said that to you, you may ask,
[00:03:08] so why am I celebrating this holiday called Thanksgiving? Well, I would
[00:03:15] because of two words. Mm hmm. And those are genetic fallacy. So what is
[00:03:26] genetic fallacy? Well, it's defined as the genetic fallacy as a fallacy of
[00:03:33] irrelevance in which arguments or information are dismissed or validated
[00:03:39] based solely on their origin rather than their content. It's false to either
[00:03:50] endorse or condemn an idea based on its past rather than on its present
[00:03:57] merits or demerits, unless its history is in some way relevant to its present
[00:04:05] value. And I intend to fully justify why I as a Bible believing Christian can
[00:04:16] justify celebrating Thanksgiving. So you still may be asking how and why? Well,
[00:04:26] here's why because the word Thanksgiving means an expression or
[00:04:34] appreciation, right? So I can clearly celebrate because I know the true
[00:04:40] meaning of the word unlike the English settlers who clearly distorted it for
[00:04:47] the their intent of evil and and to massacre nations of Native American
[00:04:54] Indians. If you think very deeply about the word Thanksgiving and its
[00:05:01] original meaning, you will see that there's no correlation to anyone
[00:05:08] hurting or killing someone. You can't use that word as and distorted and
[00:05:17] name it is as the English settlers did. So therefore the the original
[00:05:27] meaning has been misplaced and it has been falsified. It's like taking any
[00:05:41] word and giving it taking it outside of the meaning and the context of that
[00:05:47] word and saying I can justify whatever I did using word that does not
[00:05:55] reflect my actions. That's exactly how I feel was done to Thanksgiving by the
[00:06:03] English settlers. Let me go on a little further. I'm going to continue to
[00:06:10] provide clarity on my assertion of Thanksgiving as a Bible believing
[00:06:17] Christian. Now in our current culture, much emphasis is placed upon
[00:06:23] giving to those in need, whether it be food, clothes or money in the months of
[00:06:30] November and December. The focus is to help humanity in a variety of ways.
[00:06:38] And as a Christian, I am thankful as well as giving. Now this should be
[00:06:46] a way of life for all Bible believing Christians because it reflects the life
[00:06:55] of our savior Jesus Christ.
[00:06:59] Regardless of the historical negative aspect of Thanksgiving by the English
[00:07:04] white settlers, many Native Americans will gather with friends and family and
[00:07:11] use that day to eat food. Many of the classic Thanksgiving dishes that we eat
[00:07:17] were inspired by the indigenous foods of Native Americans. Did you know that?
[00:07:24] Also, for those who do not celebrate it in that way, Native American Indians
[00:07:32] remember it as a day of mourning and that is quite well understood.
[00:07:42] Before I close out my podcast,
[00:07:48] I would like to state Genesis 50 of Chapter 20 first.
[00:07:54] As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.
[00:08:02] To bring it about that many people should be kept alive as they are
[00:08:11] today. There you have it. The celebration of Thanksgiving of the mid and late 20th
[00:08:23] and early 21st centuries have a different meaning than this evil origin of a very
[00:08:30] misguided and malicious people. When I think about celebrating Thanksgiving,
[00:08:37] I think about families coming together and worshiping together, helping people in
[00:08:47] need, bringing people to Jesus Christ. This to me should be the daily focus of
[00:08:56] Bible-believing Christians and Thanksgiving will not just be a mere date for us.
[00:09:04] It should be a goal 365 days a year. That's what I see Thanksgiving as,
[00:09:16] and that's how I can clearly justify it, celebrating it. Today was Giving Tuesday
[00:09:27] on social media platforms and organizations were seeking donations
[00:09:34] for the purpose of helping humanity in whatever area that may be. This should be
[00:09:43] our goal as Christians to help people. And as I said before, bring them to Christ
[00:09:52] and show them the love of Jesus Christ so well that they see it in us
[00:10:00] and want to give their lives to Him and claim Him as their Lord and Savior.
[00:10:06] When we think of the origin of what the distortion of Thanksgiving, that should
[00:10:16] give us more clarity on why we need to continue to build and into a day that
[00:10:26] it is accepted by all people for the greater good. Yes, it is. I hope that you enjoyed my podcast
[00:10:42] before I forget. I'd also like to let you know I changed the name of my YouTube channel.
[00:10:52] It is now Yeshua Christ driven and inspired with Kathy. You should have no problems finding me there.
[00:11:03] I'm still going to talk about ancient African Christianity as well as
[00:11:10] contemporary topics that relate to Christianity. So I kind of want to be inclusive of it all
[00:11:20] as a Christian. So once again, please share this podcast with your family and friends.
[00:11:29] I hope to be doing some more podcasting. I really enjoyed this and I hope you did too.
[00:11:33] Please leave your comments and what do you think about Christians
[00:11:39] celebrating Thanksgiving or any holiday for that matter? Had you ever heard of the words
[00:11:46] genetic fallacy? I had not until maybe a year ago and it brought the balance that I needed
[00:11:59] to show the importance of that what was meant for evil can be used for good. We can change
[00:12:11] anything. We have the power to do so through the Lord Jesus Christ when we're using it to
[00:12:16] glorify Him when our actions glorify Him. So please let me know your thoughts and please share
[00:12:23] this podcast and I love you to death. Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy the rest of this music.