Monday, February 05, 2007

Facts about the U.S. Capitol Building

U.S. Capitol Building

  • Of the eight pictures on the inside walls of the Capitol Rotunda, 2 are a prayer meeting, 1 a Bible Study and 1 a Baptism.
  • 1/4 of the Statues in the Capitol are Evangelical Ministers 24 of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence held Seminary Degrees.
  • That our Declaration of Independence states that our inalienable rights come from the creator and they are first life, then liberty and then pursuit of happiness. Without life the other two are meaningless.
  • Church Services were held in the Capitol for decades soon after it opened.
  • The first English-language Bible in America was printed and endorsed by the United States Congress.

Thanks to John for the tidbits

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