WHEREAS, the Preamble to the Constitution of the State of Nevada states that “We the people of the State of Nevada grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, in order to secure its blessings, insure domestic tranquility, and for a more perfect Government, do establish this Constitution”; and 

WHEREAS, Benjamin Franklin, at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 stated; “It is impossible to build an empire without our Father’s aid.  I believe the sacred writing which say that “Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that built it” (Psalm 127:1); and 

WHEREAS, George Washington enunciated; “animated alone by the pure spirit of Christianity, and conducting ourselves as the faithful subjects of our free government, we may enjoy every temporal and spiritual felicity”; and  

WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote; “can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?” and

WHEREAS, James Madison, father of the U. S. Constitution, advocated ‘the diffusion of the light of Christianity in our nation’ in his Memorial and Remonstrance; and

WHEREAS, Patrick Henry quoted Proverbs 14; 34 for our nation; “Righteousness alone can exalt a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people”; and 

WHEREAS, George Mason, in his Virginia Declaration of Rights, forerunner to our U. S. Bill of Rights, affirmed; “That it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other”; and 

WHEREAS, these, and many other truly great men and women of America , giants in the structuring of American history, were Christian statesmen of caliber and integrity who did not hesitate to express their faith;   

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIM GIBBONS, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA do hereby proclaim September 7-13, 2008 as

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK