[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. Con. Res. 85 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. CON. RES. 85
Condemning the discriminatory practices prevalent at Bob Jones
University.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 29, 2000
Mr. Torricelli (for himself, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Robb) submitted the
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Condemning the discriminatory practices prevalent at Bob Jones
University.
Whereas the Senate strongly rejects the practices of racism, segregation, and
intolerance based on religious beliefs;
Whereas the administration of Bob Jones University enforces a segregationist
policy by prohibiting interracial couples on the Bob Jones University
campus;
Whereas officials of Bob Jones University routinely disparage those of other
religious faiths with intolerant and derogatory remarks;
Whereas officials of Bob Jones University have likened the Pope of the Roman
Catholic Church to a ``possessed demon'', and branded Catholicism as a
``satanic system and religion of the anti-Christ'';
Whereas the Website of Bob Jones University greets visitors with the
University's belief that Catholicism and Mormonism are ``cults''; and
Whereas senior officials of Bob Jones University have made openly racist remarks
on many occasions regarding African Americans and Asian Americans: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That Congress--
(1) condemns practices, such as those prevalent at Bob
Jones University, that seek to discriminate against and divide
Americans on the basis of race, ethnicity, and religion; and
(2) strongly denounces individuals who seek to subvert the
American ideals of inclusion, equality, and social justice.
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