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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois welcomes all religious 
3beliefs, traditions, and heritages, and has
full confidence 
4that the United States Constitution and the laws of Illinois 
5protect all citizens from
discrimination; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Many immigrants have come to our nation to escape 
7government-sanctioned
persecution of their faith; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a history of embracing 
9individuals' right to practice the faith tradition of
their 
10choice within the boundaries of the law and free of government 
11interference; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly finds all forms of 
13discrimination,
including those forms of discrimination 
14targeting religion or belief, to be abhorrent; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, The religion of Islam is practiced by over 1.6 
16billion Muslims around the world; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, In Illinois alone, there are more than 400,000 
18Muslims and 300 mosques, representing various racial and ethnic 
19sects of Islam; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, The Muslim community in Illinois has reported 
2increased incidences of
discrimination involving violations of 
3civil rights; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Targeted discrimination of individuals in our 
5communities, schools, and workplaces
on the basis of religion, 
6heritage, and beliefs cannot be tolerated and should not be 
7accepted as a
fundamental element of our society; therefore, be 
8it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we reject all forms of
 
11discrimination; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That we urge tolerance and acceptance of 
13religious beliefs,
traditions, and heritages in our 
14communities to ensure all individuals residing in Illinois are

15protected from discrimination as enumerated in the United 
16States Constitution and by the laws of Illinois.