This is what we need back in our schools, our society and our government and I praise God for what is happening in Flower Mound, Texas.
The mayor, Tom Hayden is raising some eyebrows after he officially declared 2014 the “year of the Bible.” The mayor made the declaration at a city council meeting last month. Hayden says he had considered making the declaration for two years because he wants his community to connect through the Bible and finally decided to do so in 2014.
“There’s so much benevolence on helping your fellow person,” Hayden said. “And the morality that helped build our country is based on the values that are found in the Bible. And as we look at problems, maybe we’re getting away from those values. And in my little small way, I want to encourage people to get back into those values.”
Hayden is attempting to encourage all the residents of his town to read the entire Bible together in a year. Daily passages will be posted on a website called ‘thebible2014.com which was created by the Calvary Chapel of Flower Mound “as a connecting point to fulfill the Mayor’s vision.”
Some residents however, are not sold on the mayor’s idea. Curt Orton said “He was elected mayor, not as the spiritual leader of Flower Mound.”
Hayden’s move is not without precedent. President Reagan made a similar declaration in 1983 and Hayden references Reagan and other presidents in his declaration.
We here at FGGAM pray for and wish the mayor complete success in this venture.
America, BLESS GOD and God Bless Mayor Tom Hayden.