Pence recalls bible passing through home state

UNITED States Vice-President Mike Pence says a 400-year-old Bible which passed through his home state of Indiana is now in Parliament Haus, and is regarded a national treasure.
He told Apec leaders during the Chief Executive Officers’ Summit on Saturday that he recalled how the King James Bible had passed through Indiana before being brought to Papua New Guinea.
“It calls to mind the rich and diverse traditions of culture and faith that characterise this vast region of the world,” Pence said.
“And on that foundation, I believe we can be confident that our vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific will prevail.
“For, as it says in that old book, ‘where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty’.”
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill in September said Pence had played an important role in helping to bring the bible to Papua New Guinea.
“When he was the Governor of the American state of Indiana, Mike Pence helped to bring about the support required for the donation and transport of the Bible to Papua New Guinea,” he said.
O’Neill described Pence as “a man of great religious conviction”.
In 2015, a group of Papua New Guineans had travelled to the United States to bring the Bible to PNG.
Hundreds of Christians flocked to Jackson Airport in Port Moresby to welcome the bible when it arrived.
The initial translation of the King James Version of the Bible was completed in 1611 and presented to King James 1 in 1610.