[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 8100--JAN. 11, 2007

[[Page 2688]]
121 STAT. 2688

Proclamation 8100 of January 11, 2007
Religious Freedom Day, 2007
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Religious Freedom Day, we commemorate the passage of the 1786
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, authored by Thomas Jefferson,
and we celebrate the First Amendment's protection of religious freedom.
Across the centuries, people have come to America seeking to worship the
Almighty freely. Today, our citizens profess many different faiths, and
we welcome every religion. Yet people in many countries live without the
freedom to worship as they choose and some face persecution for their
beliefs. My Administration is working with our friends and allies around
the globe to advance common values and spread the blessings of liberty
to every corner of the world. Freedom is a gift from the Almighty,
written in the heart and soul of every man, woman, and child, and we
must continue to promote the importance of religious freedom at home and
abroad.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 16, 2007, as
Religious Freedom Day. I call on all Americans to reflect on the great
blessing of religious liberty, endeavor to preserve this freedom for
future generations, and commemorate this day with appropriate events and
activities in their schools, places of worship, neighborhoods, and
homes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of
January, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
first.
GEORGE W. BUSH