Earlier this year, U.S Representative Todd Akin [R-MO] sponsored House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 284, Encouraging the President to proclaim 2008 as The National Year of the Bible and...
to issue a proclamation calling upon citizens of all faiths to rediscover and apply the priceless, timeless message of the Holy Scriptures which has profoundly influenced and shaped the United States and its great democratic form of self government, as well as its rich spiritual heritage, and which has unified, healed, and strengthened its people for over 200 years.
The resolution was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. In an effort to move this resolution before 2008 is over, please consider performing the following actions:
Steps to supporting the National Year of The Bible resolution:
Step 1:
Call your Representative:
Carol Shea Porter, District 1, (603) 641-9536
Paul Hodes, District 2, (603) 223-9814
Ask them to "Co-sponsor HCR 284, Encouraging the President to proclaim 2008 as The National Year of the Bible".
The staffer will ask for your name and address in order to verify that you are a New Hampshire resident.
Feel free to ask them if they have any prayer needs and thank them for their hard work and the work of the representative they support.
Step 2:
Call key leaders in the US House of Representatives asking that they would fully support this important piece of legislation. These people include:
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi, (202) 225-0100
House Majority Leader: Steny Hoyer, (202) 225-4131
House Majority Whip: James Clyburn, (202) 226-3210
Chairman of the House Committee On Oversight and Government Reform: Henry Waxman, (202) 225-5051
Step 3:
Pray that God will move the minds and hearts of government officials to vote 'yes' to the resolution.
Step 4:
Sign the petition below to encourage our state representatives to co-sponsor HCR 284, The National Year Of The Bible resolution. The signed petitions will be presented to New Hampshire State Representatives Carol Shea Porter and Paul Hodes. This may seem redundant if you have already performed Step 1, but in reality, the more noise that is generated, the more likely our representatives will take action.
I support the co-sponsoring of HCR 284, Encouraging the President to proclaim 2008 as The National Year of the Bible
The information you provide to us will only be used for petitioning our NH state representatives to support HCR 284.
