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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 598 Introduced in House (IH)]

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.

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                    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

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                               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
    Resolved, 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.
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