,,iii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #agf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #cj1 #bjai ,mr4 ,hawley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,perdue7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,condemning the terrorist attacks on ,christian worshipers in ,sri ,lanka on ,easter ,sunday1 ,april #ba1 #bjai1 and standing with the ,government of ,sri ,lanka to encourage the protection and preservation of religious liberties4 ,whereas1 on the morning of ,april #ba1 #bjai1 ,easter ,sunday1 #g ,islamist suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks on-- 7#a7 the ,shrine of ,st4 ,anthony ,church in ,colombo1 ,sri ,lanka2 7#b7 ,st4 ,sebastian's ,church in ,negombo1 ,sri ,lanka2 7#c7 ,cinnamon ,grand ,hotel in ,colombo1 ,sri ,lanka2 7#d7 ,zion ,evangelical ,church in ,batticaloa1 ,sri ,lanka2 7#e7 a guest house near the ,national ,zoo of ,sri ,lanka2 and 7#f7 a housing complex in ,dematagoda1 ,sri ,lanka2 ,whereas more than #bej people were killed and more than #ejj people were injured in the attacks2 ,whereas the attackers acted in the name of ,national ,thowheeth ,jama'ath 7referred to in this preamble as ,,ntj71 a local ,islamist group that had previously attacked ,buddhist monks and statues2 ,whereas ,,ntj has ties to global ,islamist terrorist organizations and subscribes to an intolerant ,wahhabi ideology that condones violence against non-,muslims and fellow ,muslims2 and ,whereas the ,wall ,street ,journal has reported that1 according to ,,site1 a terrorist-monitoring firm1 on ,tuesday1 ,april #bc1 #bjai1 the ,islamic ,state released a video claiming responsibility for the attacks1 stating that the executors of the attack that targeted citizens of coalition states and ,christians in ,sri ,lanka two days ago were ,islamic ,state fighters3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 condemns the ,april #ba1 #bjai1 terrorist attacks in ,sri ,lanka as-- 7,a7 targeted principally against ,christians because of their faith1 on their holy day of ,easter1 during their ,easter prayers2 and 7,b7 perpetrated by radical ,islamist terrorists acting in the name of a hateful radical ,islamist ideology2 7#b7 considers the ,april #ba1 #bjai1 terrorist attacks to be an attack on-- 7,a7 all ,christians and members of all faiths in ,sri ,lanka and around the world2 and 7,b7 the basic human liberty of freedom of religion2 7#c7 stands with the ,government of ,sri ,lanka in bringing peace and security to the citizens of ,sri ,lanka1 particularly the religious communities of ,sri ,lanka2 and 7#d7 calls on ,sri ,lanka and all governments-- 7,a7 to protect the freedom of religion1 at home and abroad2 and 7,b7 to partner with the ,united ,states in advancing security and freedom4