Full Text of HR0352 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Parliament of the | 4 | | World's Religions on its 130th anniversary and celebrate its | 5 | | return to the State of Illinois; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The first Parliament of the World's Religions was | 7 | | held in Chicago in 1893, marking the first formal gathering of | 8 | | representatives from various religious traditions from around | 9 | | the world; it returned to Chicago in 1993 to celebrate its | 10 | | 100th year anniversary; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Parliament of the World's Religions | 12 | | represented a historic moment of interfaith dialogue, | 13 | | understanding, and cooperation and paved the way for greater | 14 | | religious harmony and pluralism in the United States and | 15 | | beyond; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Parliament of the World's Religions has | 17 | | continued to convene in cities around the world and will be | 18 | | returning to Chicago in August of 2023, promoting interfaith | 19 | | understanding and cooperation and advancing the cause of | 20 | | peace, justice, and sustainability across the globe; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Many distinguished leaders have spoken at the |
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| 1 | | Parliament of World's Religions, including Nelson Mandela, | 2 | | Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Jane Goodall, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and | 3 | | President Jimmy Carter; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, During the month of August in 2023, the | 5 | | Parliament of the World's Religions will generate over $10 | 6 | | million in tourist and participant-related revenues for the | 7 | | local economy and provide over 4,000 hours of volunteer | 8 | | service benefiting local charitable initiatives; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Interfaith dialogue and cooperation is important | 10 | | and can promote a greater understanding and appreciation among | 11 | | people of different religious traditions; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, August 2023 marks the return of the Parliament of | 13 | | the World's Religions to Illinois and provides an opportunity | 14 | | to celebrate the rich diversity of religious traditions and to | 15 | | reaffirm a commitment to promoting interfaith understanding | 16 | | and cooperation, defending freedom, and human rights; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate the Parliament of the World's Religions on its | 21 | | 130th anniversary and celebrate its return to the State of | 22 | | Illinois; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the Parliament of the World's | 2 | | Religions' focus on defending freedom and human rights, the | 3 | | power of diversity, addressing wealth disparities, caring for | 4 | | the Earth, and encouraging sustainable living; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the importance of a strong | 7 | | interfaith movement; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the organizers of the Parliament of the World's | 10 | | Religions.
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