Full Text of HR0916 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois welcomes all religious | 3 | | beliefs, traditions, and heritages, and has
full confidence | 4 | | that the United States Constitution and the laws of Illinois | 5 | | protect all citizens from
discrimination; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Many immigrants have come to our nation to escape | 7 | | government-sanctioned
persecution of their faith; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a history of embracing | 9 | | individuals' right to practice the faith tradition of
their | 10 | | choice within the boundaries of the law and free of government | 11 | | interference; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly finds all forms of | 13 | | discrimination,
including those forms of discrimination | 14 | | targeting religion or belief, to be abhorrent; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The religion of Islam is practiced by over 1.6 | 16 | | billion Muslims around the world; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In Illinois alone, there are more than 400,000 | 18 | | Muslims and 300 mosques, representing various racial and ethnic | 19 | | sects of Islam; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Muslim community in Illinois has reported | 2 | | increased incidences of
discrimination involving violations of | 3 | | civil rights; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Targeted discrimination of individuals in our | 5 | | communities, schools, and workplaces
on the basis of religion, | 6 | | heritage, and beliefs cannot be tolerated and should not be | 7 | | accepted as a
fundamental element of our society; therefore, be | 8 | | it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we reject all forms of
discrimination; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That we urge tolerance and acceptance of | 13 | | religious beliefs,
traditions, and heritages in our | 14 | | communities to ensure all individuals residing in Illinois are
| 15 | | protected from discrimination as enumerated in the United | 16 | | States Constitution and by the laws of Illinois.
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