Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, Representative Aderholt made passing reference to an early action of our Congress in authorizing publication of a Bible in the 1700s. I am going to amplify on that just a little bit here. Many of the early American settlers who came to the New World wanted to live out their faith in God and His Word, according to the convictions of their own consciences. It is true that one of Congress' first acts in the infancy of our Nation was the authorization of an American-published Bible. The Revolutionary War with the British had cut off all shipments of Bibles from England. Our Founding Fathers understood how important it was for the American people to have access to Bibles. Robert Aitken, a private citizen, brought this need to the attention of Congress. He said, in a letter, ``This work is an object worthy of the attention of the Congress of the United States of America, who will not negligent spiritual security, while they are virtuously contending for temporal blessings.'' In 1782, Congress reviewed, approved, and authorized the first known English language Bible to be printed in America, and the congressional resolution for that read: ``Resolved: That the United States in Congress assembled highly approve the pious and laudable undertaking of Mr.…”