Mayor of Flower Mound declares 2014 Year of the Bible, raising questions for some
New years are known for new resolutions, but in one North Texas town, the mayor has proclaimed 2014 the Year of the Bible.
It's a declaration--or an official announcement. Mayors do it all the time for whatever they reason they choose to. In the case of Flower Mound, the mayor wanted his community to connect through the Bible.
"I was nervous about doing this," said Mayor Tom Hayden. "And I've been thinking about it for two years, and procrastinated about if for as long as I possibly could."
The proclamation was made by Hayden during a city council meeting last month....