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IV 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 598 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2007 Mr. Akin (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Souder, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Carter, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pence, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Miller of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Supporting the goals of the Ten Commandments Commission and congratulating such Commission and its supporters for their key role in promoting and ensuring recognition of the Ten Commandments as the cornerstone of Western law.

Whereas the members of the Ten Commandments Commission and supporting people of faith have proclaimed Ten Commandments Weekend over the first weekend in the month of May; Whereas Ten Commandments Weekend is dedicated to the display, awareness, commemoration, and celebration of the Decalogue which we know to be the foundation of the Judeo-Christian faith; Whereas the members of the Commission serve as a cohesive group of spiritual leaders representing millions of followers who affirm the beauty and the uniqueness of their differences, and who believe that rooted in the Ten Commandments is a Divine plan that transcends color and diversity in cultural expression, sanctions brotherhood of man, and respects expressions of faith in all of God’s children; Whereas the unified voice of the Ten Commandments Commission culminates in and provides for a united, global, spiritual platform based on the Ten Commandments; Whereas the Ten Commandments Commission’s platform is a call echoed throughout creation for a true expression of love, harmony, and reconciliation among all nations, ethnic communities, and genders through education about the moral standard as given by our Loving Creator and rededication to those standards; Whereas the Ten Commandments Commission calls upon all community and spiritual leaders, churches, synagogues, fellowships, ministries, organizations, and all who care about moral values, to celebrate the annual Ten Commandments Weekend by hosting local events in support of the Ten Commandments and what they represent; Whereas the Ten Commandments Commission reaches out to proclaim the need to heal the wounds of history through strategic and practical objectives, proactive love, and obedience to the commands of God; and Whereas the weekend of May 2, 3, and 4, 2008, has been designated as Ten Commandments Weekend by the Ten Commandments Commission: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)supports the goals of the Ten Commandments Commission and recognizes the vital contributions of America’s tens of thousands of spiritual leaders, churches, synagogues, fellowships, ministries, and organizations participating in Ten Commandments Weekend; and (2)congratulates the Ten Commandments Commission and all supporting spiritual leaders, churches, synagogues, fellowships, ministries, and organizations for their key role in promoting and ensuring recognition of the Ten Commandments as the cornerstone of Western law.