[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 91 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 91

  Designating the month of April 2005 as ``American Religious History 
                                Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 25, 2004

  Mr. Brownback (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted the following 
   concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Designating the month of April 2005 as ``American Religious History 
                                Month''.

Whereas religion has made a unique contribution in shaping the United States as 
        a distinctive and blessed Nation and people;
Whereas deeply held religious convictions led to the early settlement of our 
        nation;
Whereas religious teachings from the Bible inspired concepts of civil government 
        that are contained in our Declaration of Independence and the 
        Constitution of the United States;
Whereas the history of our Nation clearly illustrates the value of voluntarily 
        applying religious teaching in the lives of individuals, families, and 
        society;
Whereas the profoundly held religious belief that all people are created in the 
        image of God and are therefore equal in the eyes of God ultimately led 
        to the abolition of the deeply entrenched institution of slavery;
Whereas many of our great national leaders acknowledged that religion is the 
        basis of national morality, as evidenced by President Washington who 
        said that ``reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national 
        morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle'';
Whereas the Nation now faces great challenges that will test this Nation as it 
        has never been tested before; and
Whereas renewing our knowledge of a faith in the God of our Founding Fathers can 
        strengthen us as a Nation and a people: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) designates the month of April 2005 as ``American 
        Religious History Month'' in recognition of both the formative 
        influence that religion has been on our Nation, and our 
        national need to study and apply the religious teachings 
        embraced by our Founding Fathers; and
            (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
        calling upon the people of the United States to observe the 
        year with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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