Full Text of HR0299 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The first Parliament of the World's Religions was | 3 | | held in Chicago in 1893, marking the first formal gathering of | 4 | | representatives from various religious traditions from around | 5 | | the world; it returned to Chicago in 1993 to celebrate its | 6 | | 100th year anniversary; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Parliament of the World's Religions | 8 | | represented a historic moment of interfaith dialogue, | 9 | | understanding, and cooperation and paved the way for greater | 10 | | religious harmony and pluralism in the United States and | 11 | | beyond; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Parliament of the World's Religions, which is | 13 | | celebrating 130 years, has continued to convene in cities | 14 | | around the world and will be returning to Chicago in August of | 15 | | 2023, promoting interfaith understanding and cooperation and | 16 | | advancing the cause of peace, justice, and sustainability | 17 | | across the globe; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Many distinguished leaders have spoken at the | 19 | | Parliament of World's Religions, including Nelson Mandela, | 20 | | Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Jane Goodall, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and | 21 | | President Jimmy Carter; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, During the month of August in 2023, the | 2 | | Parliament of the World's Religions will generate over $10 | 3 | | million in tourist and participant-related revenues for the | 4 | | local economy and provide over 4,000 hours of volunteer | 5 | | service benefiting local charitable initiatives; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Interfaith dialogue and cooperation is important | 7 | | and can promote a greater understanding and appreciation among | 8 | | people of different religious traditions; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, August 2023 marks the return of the Parliament of | 10 | | the World's Religions to Illinois and provides an opportunity | 11 | | to celebrate the rich diversity of religious traditions and to | 12 | | reaffirm a commitment to promoting interfaith understanding | 13 | | and cooperation, defending freedom, and human rights; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we declare the month of August 2023 as "Parliament of the | 18 | | World"s Religions Month" in the State of Illinois and | 19 | | encourage all Illinois residents to recognize the significance | 20 | | of the Parliament of the World's Religions and to participate | 21 | | in activities and events that promote interfaith dialogue and | 22 | | understanding; 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 a suitable of this resolution be presented | 9 | | to the organizers of the Parliament of the World's Religions.
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