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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Parliament of the 
4World's Religions on its 130th anniversary and celebrate its 
5return to the State of Illinois; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The first Parliament of the World's Religions was 
7held in Chicago in 1893, marking the first formal gathering of 
8representatives from various religious traditions from around 
9the world; it  returned to Chicago in 1993 to celebrate its 
10100th year anniversary; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, The Parliament of the World's Religions 
12represented a historic moment of interfaith dialogue, 
13understanding, and cooperation and paved the way for greater 
14religious harmony and pluralism in the United States and 
15beyond; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The Parliament of the World's Religions has 
17continued to convene in cities around the world and will be 
18returning to Chicago in August of 2023, promoting interfaith 
19understanding and cooperation and advancing the cause of 
20peace, justice, and sustainability across the globe; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Many distinguished leaders have spoken at the 
 
 
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1Parliament of World's Religions, including Nelson Mandela, 
2Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Jane Goodall, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and 
3President Jimmy Carter; and
 
4    WHEREAS, During the month of August in 2023, the 
5Parliament of the World's Religions will generate over $10 
6million in tourist and participant-related revenues for the 
7local economy and provide over 4,000 hours of volunteer 
8service benefiting local charitable initiatives; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Interfaith dialogue and cooperation is important 
10and can promote a greater understanding and appreciation among 
11people of different religious traditions; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, August 2023 marks the return of the Parliament of 
13the World's Religions to Illinois and provides an opportunity 
14to celebrate the rich diversity of religious traditions and to 
15reaffirm a  commitment to promoting interfaith understanding 
16and cooperation, defending freedom, and human rights; 
17therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
19HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
20we congratulate the Parliament of the World's Religions on its 
21130th anniversary and celebrate its return to the State of 
22Illinois; and be it further
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That we recognize the Parliament of the World's 
2Religions' focus on defending freedom and human rights, the 
3power of diversity, addressing wealth disparities, caring for 
4the Earth, and encouraging sustainable living; and be it 
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That we recognize the importance of a strong 
7interfaith movement; and be it further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
9presented to the organizers of the Parliament of the World's 
10Religions.