[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 71 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 71

               Honoring the life of Dr. D. James Kennedy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2011

 Mr. Stearns submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
               Honoring the life of Dr. D. James Kennedy.

Whereas D. James Kennedy was born in Augusta, Georgia in 1930;
Whereas D. James Kennedy earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tampa, 
        a Master of Divinity from Colombia Theological Seminary, a Master of 
        Theology from Chicago Graduate School of Theology, and a Ph.D. from New 
        York University;
Whereas Dr. Kennedy took over a congregation of 45 people meeting in a school 
        cafeteria in 1959 and built it into the 10,000 member Coral Ridge 
        Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida;
Whereas Dr. Kennedy served Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church as senior pastor for 
        48 years;
Whereas Decision magazine named Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church one of the 
        ``Five Great Churches of North America'';
Whereas in 1962, Dr. Kennedy founded Evangelism Explosion International, the 
        first Christian organization in history to establish its ministry in all 
        211 nations in the world;
Whereas through the efforts of Evangelism Explosion, nearly 5,000,000 people 
        professed faith in Christ in 2006 alone;
Whereas Dr. Kennedy established the Evangelism Explosion Prison Ministry, 
        training members of the church to visit and minister to those who are 
        incarcerated and offering positive alternatives to involvement with 
        crime;
Whereas in 2003, Dr. Kennedy also established Seniors Evangelism Explosion, a 
        ``Ministry to those often Forgotten,'' training church members to visit 
        the elderly in nursing homes, extended care facilities, convalescent 
        centers and also visiting shut-ins;
Whereas in 1989, Dr. Kennedy established Knox Theological Seminary to prepare 
        and equip Christians for ministry;
Whereas in 1995, Dr. Kennedy launched the Center for Christian Statesmanship, a 
        Capitol Hill outreach group that offered Bible studies to Members of 
        Congress and their staff;
Whereas Dr. Kennedy also founded the Center for Reclaiming America, to engage 
        people in the political process;
Whereas Dr. Kennedy hosted, ``The Coral Ridge Hour,'' one of the Nation's most 
        widely syndicated religious programs reaching as many as 3,500,000 
        people each week;
Whereas Dr. Kennedy's broadcasts of ``The Coral Ridge Hour'' aired on more than 
        400 stations and 4 cable networks, including Trinity Broadcasting 
        Network and the NRB Network, as well as broadcast to more than 150 
        countries on the Armed Forces Network;
Whereas in 2005, Dr. Kennedy was inducted into the National Religious 
        Broadcasters Hall of Fame;
Whereas Dr. Kennedy wrote more than 65 books over his lifetime, the first being 
        ``Evangelism Explosion,'' which has sold over 1,500,000 copies; and
Whereas Dr. Kennedy lived modestly and was never tainted by any moral or 
        financial scandal: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the occasion of the 
death of Dr. D. James Kennedy--
            (1) mourns Dr. Kennedy's passing and expresses its deepest 
        condolences to his family, including Mrs. Anne Kennedy, his 
        loving wife of 51 years, and his daughter Mrs. Jennifer Kennedy 
        Cassidy; and
            (2) honors Dr. Kennedy's lifetime of service and sacrifice 
        to his God, his country, the ideals of the Christian faith, and 
        his work that provided hope to millions, and inspired them to 
        build community through service to those around them.
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