The Freedom From Religion Foundation was the first to challenge a Congressional proclamation calling 1983 “The Year of the Bible.” Gaylor v. Reagan was eventually dismissed as moot by U.S. District Judge James Doyle when Reagan signed the Congressional resolution. But the lawsuit commanded major headlines, TV talkshows and interviews for the Foundation. The proclamation was delayed following the filing of the lawsuit, and the version that was belatedly signed was also weaker than the original wording proposed.
December 27, 1982
