North Carolina Proclamation (August 14, 1995) signed by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., declaring November 19-26, 1995, as "Christian Heritage Week":
<WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of North Carolina desires to recognize and commemorate the Christian Heritage of the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, the Christian Heritage of our nation is recognized in the accomplishments of such renowned individuals as Christopher Columbus, William Bradford, George Washington, John Hancock, Abigail Adams, Noah Webster, Abraham Lincoln and Woodrow Wilson, and
WHEREAS, it is important that our children learn the complete history of our nation, including the historical Christian Heritage, from the establishment of our nation to the present date; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of our great state and nation may be fully educated about the Christian Heritage of our nation through the voluntary exercise of their constitutional right to the freedom of educational choice; and
WHEREAS, the Christian faith has been historically documented as a foundational influence on the inception, formation, structure and culture of our nation;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, James B. Hunt, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim November 19-26, 1995, as "Christian Heritage Week" in North Carolina and commend this observance to all our citizens.
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capital of Raleigh this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the independence of the United States of America the two hundred and nineteenth.> 1995NC001
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1995NC001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). North Carolina, August 14, 1995, in an Executive Proclamation declaring November 19-26, 1995, as "Christian Heritage Week," signed by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. Courtesy of Bruce Barilla, Christian Heritage Week Ministry (P.O. Box 58, Athens, W.V. 24712; 304-384-7707, 304-384-9044 fax).