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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE CONCURRENT
3 RESOLUTION 25 By: Dahm of the Senate
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5 Echols of the House
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10 AS INTRODUCED
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11 A Concurrent Resolution declaring 2024 as the Year of
11 the Bible in Oklahoma; recognizing the unique
12 contribution the Bible has made in shaping the United
12 States; acknowledging that biblical teachings
13 inspired concepts contained in the Declaration of
13 Independence and the Constitution of the United
14 States; recognizing that many presidents paid tribute
14 to the influence of the Bible; and stating that a
15 renewal of knowledge and faith in God through
15 scripture can strengthen the state.
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19 WHEREAS, President Ronald Reagan declared 1983 the Year of the
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20 Bible; and
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21 WHEREAS, the Bible, the Word of God, has made a unique
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22 contribution in shaping the United States as a distinctive and
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23 blessed nation and people; and
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 1 WHEREAS, deeply held religious convictions springing from the
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2 Holy Scriptures led to the early settlement of our nation; and
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3 WHEREAS, Biblical teachings inspired concepts of civil
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4 government that are contained in our Declaration of Independence and
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5 the Constitution of the United States; and
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6 WHEREAS, many of our great national leaders, among them
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7 Presidents Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, and Wilson, have paid
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8 tribute to the surpassing influence of the Bible in our country’s
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9 development, and in the words of President Jackson, the Bible is
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10 “the rock on which our Republic rests”; and
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11 WHEREAS, the history of our nation clearly illustrates the value
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12 of voluntarily applying the teachings of the Holy Scriptures in the
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13 lives of individuals, families, and societies; and
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14 WHEREAS, this state and nation now face great challenges that
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15 will test us as we have never been tested before; and
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16 WHEREAS, renewing our knowledge of and faith in God through the
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17 Holy Scriptures can strengthen us as a state, a nation, and a
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19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 2ND SESSION
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20 OF THE 59TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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21 CONCURRING THEREIN:
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22 THAT the Oklahoma Legislature hereby authorizes and requests the
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23 Governor, Executive branch, and all subdivisions of this state to
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24 designate 2024 as the Year of the Bible in the State of Oklahoma in
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 1 recognition of the formative influence the Bible has been for our
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2 state, and our national need to study and apply the teachings of the
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