[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 274 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 274

  To express the sense of the Senate that the Louisville Festival of 
  Faiths should be commended and should serve as a model for similar 
      festivals in other communities throughout the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 9, 1998

Mr. Ford submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  To express the sense of the Senate that the Louisville Festival of 
  Faiths should be commended and should serve as a model for similar 
      festivals in other communities throughout the United States.

Whereas a Festival of Faiths celebrating the diversity of religion has been held 
        in Louisville, Kentucky, in the month of November of each of the last 3 
        years;
Whereas the Louisville Festival of Faiths has provided an opportunity for 
        representatives of different faiths to communicate with each other and 
        learn about each other's heritage, experiences, and beliefs;
Whereas more than 60 faiths have participated in the Louisville Festival of 
        Faiths over the past 3 years;
Whereas the freedom to practice religion in diverse ways is a principle that the 
        United States was founded on and one that the United States has embraced 
        throughout its history;
Whereas religious diversity, in addition to its other benefits, expands the 
        perspectives and experiences available to this Nation as a whole;
Whereas the communication of diverse perspectives and experiences between 
        representatives of different religions can enrich the lives of such 
        individuals and can assist such individuals in developing an 
        appreciation of the commonality between different religions;
Whereas such communication can also diminish the potential for conflict between 
        religious groups at a time when the dangers of religious conflict pose 
        increasingly serious problems throughout the world; and
Whereas the Louisville Festival of Faiths experience can be replicated without 
        great difficulty in other communities: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the Louisville 
Festival of Faiths--
            (1) should be commended for its concept and its 
        achievements to date; and
            (2) should serve as a model for similar festivals in other 
        communities throughout the United States.
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