Thank Anybody, Except God?

According to Fox News Maryland public school students are free to thank anyone they want while learning about Thanksgiving, as long as it's not God:

"We teach about Thanksgiving from a purely historical perspective, not from a religious perspective," said Charles Ridgell, St. Mary's County Public Schools curriculum and instruction director.

School administrators statewide agree, saying religion never coincides with how they teach Thanksgiving to students.

Religious tolerance and the lack of it is an important part of the history of the United States. To remain a society that is respectful and tolerant of all religions it is important that this aspect of our history is taught. How can you teach about the Pilgrims without teaching about religious persecution and tolerance?

The Pilgrims left England in search of religious freedom. They were very religious and that should not be ignored. Teaching about the Pilgrims and the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to teach about religious tolerance and effects of religious intolerance.

UPDATE: at Captain's Quarters, Captain Ed posts that the forces of political correctness threaten to turn us into a nation of historical illiterates. Amen