The Messy History of Thanksgiving, A Thanksgiving Benediction, and Why Green Been Casserole is the Best Side Dish

Faith Adjacent

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Education, Society & Culture

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Thanksgiving is the perfect time for holiday-themed reruns, so that’s exactly what we’re offering you today! Join Resident Bible Scholar Erin Moon as she covers a cornucopia of topics from the creation of our national holiday and the origins of green bean casserole to the real story behind the first Thanksgiving. The truth might be messier and more complicated than our narrative of fellowship and unity, but together, we can create a fuller, more inclusive table where all are welcome. MENTIONS The Faith Adjacent Holiday Shop: Use code BLACKFRIDAY for 10% off your order! Need more Thanksgiving content? Listen to How To Survive Thanksgiving with Your Family on Patreon Looking for a fun resource today? Check out the First Nations Version of the New Testament The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith Adjacent Faith Adjacent Merch: Shop Here Shop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacent Follow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Faith Adjacent. I'm your host and resident
0:15.7	Bible scholar, Aaron Moon. And joining me on this Thanksgiving is guidance counselor Evan Dodson. Maybe you have your
0:22.6	headphones in and you're prepping the side dish that you're bringing to your family's Thanksgiving
0:28.2	gathering. Maybe you're sitting in the parking lot at Target getting a few moments of quiet
0:33.1	solitude in the midst of the festivities either way.
0:42.3	Wherever you find yourself this Thanksgiving, this American Thanksgiving, I know some of you are like, we're not talking about Thanksgiving. That's already happened. Yeah.
0:45.7	We hope you know that we are genuinely thankful for you. But before we get started, we know you might
0:51.8	be a bit overwhelmed by all the shopping potential that there is this weekend.
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1:12.0	gets political today, we have an entire series of merch to help you fight Christian nationalism.
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1:20.5	Absolutely. That can really spice things up for you. I think so. Yeah. We also have Christmas ornaments
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