Year of the Bible

Year of the Bible

In the United States, 1983 was designated as the national Year of the Bible by President Ronald Reagan by Proclamation 5018, made on February 3, 1983 at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. President Reagan was authorized and requested to so designate 1983 by Public Law 97-280 (Senate Joint Resolution 165] , 96 Stat. 1211) passed by Congress and approved on October 4, 1982.

The law recited that the Bible "has made a unique contribution in shaping the United States as a distinctive and blessed nation and people" and that, quoting President Jackson, the Bible is "the rock on which our Republic rests".

ee also

*International Year of Bible Reading (declared by President George H. W. Bush at the National Prayer Breakfast in February 1990)

External links

* [http://www.moseshand.com/studies/reagan.htm Proclamation 5018]


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