American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024
Alaska Proclamation (August 3, 1994)
Alaska Proclamation (August 3, 1994) signed by Governor Walter J. Hickel declaring November 20-November 26, 1994, as "Christian Heritage Week": <Alaska has been richly blessed in natural beauty, reflecting God's miracle of creation. The importance of our Christian heritage to the traditions and values of our state is immeasurable. Religious holidays, festivals, and celebrations add to the cultural and spiritual mosaic of our state and nation. The Christian faith has been historically documented as a foundational influence on the inception, formation, structure, and culture of our nation. It is important that our children learn the complete history of our nation, including...
California Supreme Court (May 16, 1994)
California Supreme Court (May 16, 1994) delivered a landmark 6-1 decision giving California one of the toughest fetal murder laws in the nation. In the majority opinion, Chief Justice Malcolm Lucas stated: <The third-party killing of a fetus with malice aforethought is murder...as long as the state can show that the fetus has progressed beyond the embryonic stage of seven to eight weeks.> 1994CA001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. 1994CA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). California Supreme Court, May 16, 1994, San Francisco, California, in the majority opinion...
Indiana Proclamation (April 18, 1994)
Indiana Proclamation (April 18, 1994) signed by Governor Evan Bayh declaring November 20-26, 1994, as "Christian Heritage Week". (A similar Proclamation was also signed October 12, 1993): <WHEREAS, Religious holidays, festivals and celebrations add to the cultural mosaic of our state; and WHEREAS, Churches are a functional part of the many communities in our state, often providing charitable assistance to those in need; WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week is a fitting time to center attention on the religious heritage of our state; THEREFORE, I, Evan Bayh, Governor of the State of Indiana, do hereby proclaim November 20-26, 1994, as "CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK" in...
Virginia Proclamation (March 13, 1994)
Virginia Proclamation (March 13, 1994) signed by Governor George Allen declaring March 13-March 19, 1994, as "Christian Heritage Week": <WHEREAS, The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia states "That religion or the duty which we owe to our creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction; not by force or violence; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other;" and WHEREAS, Benjamin Franklin, at...
West Virginia (March 12, 1994)
West Virginia (March 12, 1994) passed into law Senate Bill No. 42, signed by Governor Gaston Caperton, which prevents censorship of historical documents because of religious content. Sponsored by West Virginia State Senators Tony Whitlow, Anderson, Miller, Claypole, Ross and Hemlick, this bill was also endorsed by the West Virginia chapter of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America: <Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 42 Senators Whitlow, Anderson, Miller, Claypole, Ross, and Hemlick) [Passed March 12, 1994; in effect ninety days from passage.] AN ACT to amend Article 5, chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one...