More ridiculous educational secularism

Something is very, very wrong in this country when religion can't be mentioned in schools even in a historical perspective:

Students Free to Thank Anybody, Except God

Young students across the state read stories about the Pilgrims and Native Americans, simulate Mayflower voyages, hold mock feasts and learn about the famous meal that temporarily allied two very different groups.

But what teachers don't mention when they describe the feast is that the Pilgrims not only thanked the Native Americans for their peaceful three-day indulgence, but repeatedly thanked 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.

This isn't education. It's promoting ignorance! Teaching children about the religious faith of the Pilgrims, the only factor that motivated their lives, is teaching "from a purely historical perspective" and is not in any way, shape or form against the First Amendment.

BTW, I hope everyone notices and appreciates the irony in the school's name.

(Hat tip: Captain's Quarters.)