PRINTER'S NO. 976
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
182
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, KAUFFMAN, DUSH, METZGAR, MILLARD, FARINA,
LONGIETTI, BAKER, SONNEY, READSHAW, SACCONE, McGINNIS,
ZIMMERMAN, D. COSTA, MENTZER, JAMES, WATSON, GILLEN AND
GROVE, MARCH 24, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 24, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Condemning the persecution of Christians worldwide and calling
on world leaders to implement policies that protect the
religious liberty of Christians and all other faiths within
their borders.
WHEREAS, Persecution comes in many forms, including
discrimination, loss of basic fundamental rights, violence,
torture and execution; and
WHEREAS, Christians are currently being persecuted in over 50
countries for their faith; and
WHEREAS, The United States Commission on International
Religious Freedom finds systematic persecution of religious
minorities, which includes many Christians, to be a global
problem that is not contained in any one specific region of the
world; and
WHEREAS, In Belarus, government regulation of religious
communities has restricted the ability of Christians to worship
freely; and
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