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From: dave@teltone (Dave Heppner)
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Subject: The Bible and our great Nation.
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Date: Wed, 17-Aug-83 10:50:25 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 17 10:50:25 1983
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This is for those of you who think that religion (I do  not  like
the word religion) and the BIBLE had nothing to do with the foun-
dation of this great country of ours.

On OCT. 4,1982 the 97th CONGRESS passed  Public  Law  97-280,  96
STAT.1211  which  authorized  and requested the President to pro-
claim 1983 as the "Year of the Bible".
The Joint Resolution is as follows:
Whereas the Bible, the Word of God, has made a  unique  contribu-
tion  in  shaping  the United States as a distinctive and blessed
nation and people;  Whereas  deeply  held  religious  convictions
springing from the Holy Scriptures led to the early settlement of
our nation; Whereas Biblical teachings inspired concepts of civil
government  that are contained in our Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution of the United States; Whereas  many  of  our
great  national  leaders- among them Presidents Washington, Jack-
son, Lincoln, and Wilson- paid tribute to the  surpassing  influ-
ence  of  the Bible in our country's development, as in the words
of President Jackson that the Bible is "the  rock  on  which  our
Republic rests"; Whereas the history of our Nation clearly illus-
trates the value of voluntarily applying  the  teachings  of  the
Scriptures  in the lives of individuals, families, and societies;
Whereas this Nation now faces great  challenges  that  will  test
this  Nation as it has never been tested before; and Whereas that
renewing our knowledge of and faith in God through Holy Scripture
can strengthen us as a nation and a people: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States  of  America  in Congress assembled, That the President is
authorized and requested to designate 1983 as a national "Year of
the Bible" in recognition of both the formative influence the Bi-
ble has been for our Nation, and our national need to  study  and
apply the teachings of the Holy Scriptures.

The Law speaks for it self.
     Not a religious person but one who believes,

                David Heppner.