,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #djg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #d1 #bjba,mr4 
,graham 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1   
,mr4 ,braun1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cram]1
 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,hag]ty1 ,mr4        
,hawley1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1
 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4       
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 ,mr4    
,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,mr4
 ,"y1 & ,mr4 ,b>rasso7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,designat+ ! week ( ,octob] #c1 #bjba1  
?r\gh ,octob] #i1 #bjba1 z ,religi\s    
,education ,week to celebrate religi\s  
education 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas !  
free ex]cise ( religion is an inh]5t1   
fundam5tal1 & inali5able "r protect$ by 
! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
has long recogniz$ t ! free ex]cise (   
religion is important to ! intellectual1
 e?ical1 moral1 & civic developm5t (    
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z evid5c$

 by ,f\nd]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 su* z--  
7#a7 ,b5jam9 ,frankl91 :o believ$       
religion to be uniquely capable (       
educat+ a citiz5ry = democracy2 &  7#b7 
,george ,wa%+ton1 :o said 9 8 f>ewell   
address1 ,( all ! dispositions & habits 
:i* lead to political prosp]ity1        
religion & morality are indisp5sable    
supports42 ,:]eas religi\s education is 
useful = self-developm5t1 because x asks
 /ud5ts to consid] & respond to que/ions
 conc]n+ ! mean+ & purpose ( life1      
engages /ud5ts 9 que/ions ab\t morality 
& ju/ice1 & enables /ud5ts to id5tify _!
 values2 ,:]eas /udies l ! "o publi%$ by
 ! ,int]national ,j\rnal ( ,m5tal ,heal?
 ,sy/ems 9 #bjai h %[n t religi\s       
education c be in/rum5tal to improv+    
adolesc5t m5tal heal? by help+ *ildr5   
le>n h[ to make decisions bas$ on       
morals1 promot+ less risky *oices1 &    
enc\rag+ connect$ness )9 a community1   
:i* c enhance self-e/eem & well-be+2    
,:]eas religi\s education fo/]s respect 
= o!r religi\s gr\ps & individuals      

g5]ally by ackn[l$g+ a s\rce = human    
dignity & wor?2 ,:]eas ! ,supreme ,c\rt 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f\nd 9 ,pi]ce v4      
,society ( ,si/]s1 #bfh ,u4,s4 #eaj     
7#aibe71 t ! /ate does n h p[] to       
/&>dize its *ildr5 by =c+ !m to accept  
in/ruction f public tea*]s only4 ,! *ild
 is n ! m]e creature ( ! /ate2 ^? :o    
nurture him & direct 8 de/9y h ! "r1    
c\pl$ ) ! high duty1 to recognize &     
prep>e him = additional obligations42   
,:]eas religi\s in/ruction c come f a   
v>iety ( s\rces1 includ+ sect>ian s*ools
 & releas$ "t programs2 ,:]eas1 accord+ 
to ! ,national ,c5t] = ,education       
,/ati/ics1 9 #bjae1 #d1cej1jjj *ildr5 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates att5d$ sect>ian elem5t>y
 & second>y s*ools :]e ^? *ildr5 receiv$
 religi\s education2 & ,:]eas ! ,supreme
 ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates held 9 ,zora*  
v4 ,clauson1 #cdc ,u4,s4 #cjf 7#aieb71 t
 ,/ate /atutes provid+ = ! release (    
public s*ool /ud5ts f s*ool to att5d    
religi\s classes are con/itutional1 &1 z
 a result1 an e/imat$ #edj1jjj public   

s*ool /ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates take     
advantage ( releas$ "t programs ea* ye>3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
affirms ! importance ( religi\s         
education 9 ! civic & moral developm5t (
 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 celebrates
 ! s*ools & organizations t are engag$ 9
 religi\s in/ruction ( ! *ildr5 ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates to aid ^? *ildr5 9        
intellectual1 e?ical1 moral1 & civic    
developm5t2  7#c7 calls on ea* ( ! #ej  
,/ates1 ea* t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
& ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia to accommodate 
individuals :o wi% to be releas$ f      
public s*ool att5dance to att5d religi\s
 classes2 &  7#d7 designates ! week (   
,octob] #c1 #bjba1 ?r\gh ,octob] #i1    
#bjba1 z ,religi\s ,education ,week4