THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY CLYMER, AUMENT, BAKER, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GILLEN, GOODMAN, GROVE, HAHN, HESS, KRIEGER, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, MILNE, MYERS, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PICKETT, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SACCONE, SCAVELLO, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, DENLINGER, BROOKS, CAUSER, MAJOR AND GINGRICH, NOVEMBER 3, 2011

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, NOVEMBER 3, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of November 2011 as "King James Bible

Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The King James Version of the Bible was the first

English language Bible to be published in the United States; and

WHEREAS, The King James Bible, also called the Authorized

Version, has made a unique contribution in shaping the English

language, including hundreds of common everyday expressions; and

WHEREAS, The language of the King James Bible has entered

into the very culture of the United States through a myriad of

poetry, speeches, sermons, music, songs and literature; and

WHEREAS, The teachings of the Scriptures, particularly read

from the King James Scriptures, have inspired concepts of civil

government contained in our founding documents and subsequent

laws; and

WHEREAS, Public officials at all levels of governments,

including presidents, have taken their oaths of office with the

King James Bible; and

WHEREAS, Many national leaders have paid tribute to the

surpassing influence of the Bible in the United States

development, among them the words of Democratic President Andrew

Jackson, calling it "the rock upon which our republic rests";

and

WHEREAS, Republican President Ronald Reagan said of the King

James Bible, "Indeed, it is an incontrovertible fact that all

the complex and horrendous questions confronting us at home and

worldwide have their answer in that single book"; and

WHEREAS, In the history of the United States, the King James

Bible has played a significant role in the education of

countless individuals, families and societies; and

WHEREAS, The King James Bible, the most printed and widely

distributed work in history, is now in its 400th year of

publication; and

WHEREAS, In 2011, the 400th anniversary of publishing the

King James Bible will be celebrated in churches, at public

events and conferences with further research, discussions,

speeches and sermons; and

WHEREAS, The King James Bible's relevance and contributions

continue to formatively influence the United States; therefore

be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the

400th anniversary of the Authorized King James Version of the

Bible being published and its lasting influence on countless

families, individuals and institutions in the United States and

express its gratitude for the influence it has bestowed upon the

United States; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

month of November 2011 as "King James Bible Heritage Month" in

Pennsylvania.