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The First Thanksgiving - by Rynn Berry
On 11/22/2012 12:57 PM, Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
> The First Vegetarian Thanksgiving
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> [ Subject: The First Vegetarian Thanksgiving
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> [ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004
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> The First Vegetarian Thanksgiving
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> By Rynn Berry
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> http://all-creatures.org/articles/tgveg-rb.html
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> [Ed.] "But it's tradition," is the cry when vegetarians
> wonder why killing an animal should make Thanksgiving
> special. Vegetarian historian Rynn Berry begs to differ.
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> The story of the Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving -- and
> turkey's place in it -- has been shown to be largely a
> myth.
No, it hasn't.
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