,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #djg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjag,mr4  
,gro?man 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4   
,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,g>rett1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1   
,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,l\isiana1 
,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,all51 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4  
,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\?     
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,ms4 
,grang]1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 
,mr4 ,p]ry1 ,mr4 ,faso1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,ms4
 ,j5k9s ( ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4   
,ross1 & ,mr4 ,simpson7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,condemn+ ! p]secution (  
,*ri/ians ar\nd ! _w4  ,:]eas !         
p]secution ( ,*ri/ians is a global      
problem1 occurr+ 9 c\ntries across !    
,middle ,ea/1 ,africa1 ,asia1 & !       
,am]icas2 ,:]eas ,*ri/ians face         
p]secution n only f ,islamic extremi/   
gr\ps1 l ! ,islamic ,/ate & ,boko ,h>am1
 b also f o!r religi\s extremi/ gr\ps & 

f (ficials at all levels ( gov]nm5t2    
,:]eas su* p]secution ranges f social   
h>assm5t & discrim9ation to physical    
viol5ce1 imprisonm5t1 torture1          
enslavem5t1 rape1 & dea?2 ,:]eas        
,*ri/ianity is "o ( ! mo/ p]secut$      
religions 9 ! _w2 ,:]eas ov]            
#bjj1jjj1jjj ,*ri/ians exp]i5ce         
p]secution across ! globe2 ,:]eas !     
majority ( p]secut$ ,*ri/ians live 9 !  
,middle ,ea/2 ,:]eas ,*ri/ianity is n a 
,we/]n imposition on hi/orically        
,islamic c\ntries 9 ! ,middle ,ea/      
because ! ,middle ,ea/ has be5 a home to
 ,*ri/ians s9ce ! fir/ c5tury ,a4,d42   
,:]eas ! ,*ri/ian population 9 ! ,middle
 ,ea/ has significantly decreas$ ov] !  
pa/ few decades z a result ( p]secution1
 displacem5t1 & g5ocide2 ,:]eas         
,*ri/ians 9 ,syria & ,iraq h be5 fac+   
g5ocide = _m ye>s2 ,:]eas ! ,*ri/ian    
population 9 ,iraq decreas$ f #a1djj1jjj
 p 9 #bjjc to j #bge1jjj p 9 #bjaf1 z a 
result ( displacem5t & g5ocide caus$ by 
religi\s extremism2 ,:]eas _m ,syrian   

,*ri/ians h be5 displac$1 & ^? unable to
 escape h be5 subject to imprisonm5t1   
torture1 enslavem5t1 & execution by !   
,islamic ,/ate2 ,:]eas ,*ri/ian holy    
sites 9 ,syria h be5 de/roy$ by !       
,islamic ,/ate2 ,:]eas 9 ,iran1 ,*ri/ian
 conv]ts h be5 bann$ f att5d+ *ur*      
s]vices dur+ ! ,*ri/mas season1 9 an    
ef=t to limit ! spread ( ,*ri/ianity2   
,:]eas 9 #bjaf1 approximately #bjj      
,*ri/ians 7 arre/$ 9 ,iran = _! fai?2   
,:]eas 9 ,saudi ,arabia1 ,*ri/ians mu/  
practice _! fai? 9 secrecy because      
*ur*es are n all[$1 & make%ift *ur*es 9 
homes are raid$2 ,:]eas ,*ri/ians 9     
,saudi ,arabia face imprisonm5t1        
torture1 & deportation2 ,:]eas 9        
,afghani/an1 :]e ,islam is view$ z a    
unify+ fai?1 ,*ri/ian conv]ts are (t5   
murd]$ or s5t to a m5tal hospital aft]  
_! families le>n ( _! new fai?2 ,:]eas  
,*ri/ians 9 ,paki/an face con/ant       
accusation ( blasphemy1 puni%able by    
dea?1 & convictions & s5t5ces =         
blasphemy are giv5 despite little or no 

evid5ce ( blasphemy2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaf1    
approximately #fjj ,*ri/ian *ur*es 7    
attack$ 9 ,paki/an2 ,:]eas ,coptic      
,*ri/ians 9 ,egypt h fac$ p]secution =  
ov] #ej ye>s1 & on ,april #i1 #bjag1    
,palm ,sunday1 #dd p 7 kill$ 9 bomb     
attacks by ! ,islamic ,/ate on ,coptic  
*ur*es2 ,:]eas ! ,islamic ,/ate has     
claim$ responsibility = ! attack on a   
bus on ,may #bf1 #bjag1 9 :i* #bi       
,coptic ,*ri/ians 7 kill$ :ile travel+  
to a mona/]y 9 ,m9ya1 ,egypt2 ,:]eas    
s9ce ! fall ( ! ,gaddafi regime1        
p]secution ( ,*ri/ians 9 ,libya has     
significantly increas$2 ,:]eas ,*ri/ians
 9 ,nig]ia h be5 massacr$ by ,islamic   
extremi/ gr\ps l ,boko ,h>am & !        
,fulani2 ,:]eas 9 ,janu>y #bjag1 ,fulani
 militants raid$ a ,*ri/ian village 9   
,nig]ia1 kill+ six police (fic]s & f\r  
civilians2 ,:]eas ,*ri/ian conv]ts 9    
,somalia (t5 face public execution2     
,:]eas 9 #bjag1 a mob ( #ajj m5 attack$ 
a ,*ri/ian *ur* 9 ,ug&a1 beat+ & rap+   
memb]s ( ! congregation2 ,:]eas ,*ri/ian

 p]secution has be5 on ! rise 9 ,asia1  
prim>ily due to religi\s nationalism2   
,:]eas 9 ,may #bjag1 a ,*ri/ian gov]nor 
9 ,indonesia 0 f\nd guilty ( blasphemy &
 s5t5c$ to two ye>s 9 prison = di/ort+ a
 ,koranic tea*+ dur+ a campaign spee*2  
,:]eas 9 ,banglade%1 hundr$s ( ,*ri/ians
 are be+ =c$ (f _! prop]ty1 & legal     
action r>ely results 9 ! favor ( a      
,*ri/ian p>ty2 ,:]eas communi/ regimes h
 a /rong hi/ory ( oppress+ & p]secut+   
,*ri/ians2 ,:]eas s9ce #bjac1 9 !       
,zhejiang ,prov9ce ( ,*9a1 crosses h be5
 remov$ f ov] #a1ejj *ur*es z "p ( t    
prov9ce's anti-cross campaign2 ,:]eas 9 
,*9a1 memb]s ( *ur*es t are n regi/]$ ) 
! gov]nm5t face imprisonm5t & torture2  
,:]eas 9 ,nor? ,korea1 ! practice (     
,*ri/ianity is prohibit$ & ,*ri/ians are
 =c$ to hide _! fai? f ! gov]nm5t2      
,:]eas if caught1 ,*ri/ians 9 ,nor?     
,korea are =c$ into h>% labor camps1 :]e
 approximately #gj1jjj ,*ri/ians are    
imprison$ 9 #bjag2 ,:]eas 9 ,novemb]    
#bjaf1 ,vietnam adopt$ a new ,law on    

,belief & ,religion t limits ! "r to    
religi\s fre$om = ov] #h1jjj1jjj        
,*ri/ians 9 t c\ntry2 ,:]eas 9 ,mexico1 
,*ri/ians & ,*ri/ian *ur* lead]s are    
kill$ by drug c>tels = speak+ out aga9/ 
organiz$ crime & corruption2 ,:]eas     
al?\gh ! ,colombian gov]nm5t respects ! 
"r to religi\s fre$om1 ,*ri/ians f      
indig5\s communities (t5 face           
imprisonm5t because ( _! fai?2 ,:]eas   
religi\s discrim9ation1 includ+ !       
p]secution ( ,*ri/ians1 is a global     
human rights problem2 & ,:]eas ! "r to  
religi\s fre$om is a univ]sal "r        
recogniz$ by ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation (  
,human ,rights3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns 
! p]secution ( ,*ri/ians ar\nd ! _w2    
7#b7 calls on discrim9atory regimes to  
cease _! p]secution ( ,*ri/ians &       
religi\s m9orities2 &  7#c7 urges !     
,presid5t & ! heads ( ! gov]nm5ts ( all 
democratic c\ntries ar\nd ! _w to uphold
 ! "r to religi\s fre$om & condemn !    
global p]secution ( ,*ri/ians4