http://www.metafilter.com/tags/pequot Posts tagged with 'pequot' at MetaFilter. Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:49:20 -0800 Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:49:20 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/46964/Will%2Dthe%2Dreal%2DThanksgiving%2Dplease%2Dstand%2Dup <a href="http://www.raceandhistorhttp://www.counterpunch.org/cohen11272003.html">Thanksgiving sucks.</a> <em>The English went on setting fire to wigwams of the village. They burned village after village to the ground. As one of the leading theologians of his day, Dr. Cotton Mather put it: "It was supposed that no less than 600 Pequot souls were brought down to hell that day." And Cotton Mather, clutching his bible, spurred the English to slaughter more Indians in the name of Christianity.</em> tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.46964 Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:49:20 -0800 america britain christianity history mather pequot race religion thanksgiving j-urb