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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 598 

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. 

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; 


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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 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals of the Ten Command3 ments Commission and recognizes the vital contribu4 tions of America’s tens of thousands of spiritual 

5 leaders, churches, synagogues, fellowships, min6 istries, and organizations participating in Ten Com7 mandments Weekend; and 

8 (2) congratulates the Ten Commandments 

9 Commission and all supporting spiritual leaders, 

10 churches, synagogues, fellowships, ministries, and 

11 organizations for their key role in promoting and en12 suring recognition of the Ten Commandments as the 

13 cornerstone of Western law. 

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