,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ggc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,ans>i 7= h]self1 ,mr4        
,huffman1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,bal9t1 ,ms4
 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 
,mrs4 ,flet*]1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1
 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4       
,norton1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 &   
,ms4 ,tlaib7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,honor+ !
 f\ndational pr9ciple ( sep>ation ( *ur*
 & /ate1 oppos+ extreme "r-w+ ,*ri/ian  
nationalism1 & recogniz+ ! #fe?         
anniv]s>y ( ,presid5t ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y's
 address to ! ,great] ,h\/on ,m9i/]ial  
,association & #aej? anniv]s>y (        
,presid5t ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant's spee* to
 ! ,society ( ! ,army ( ! ,t5nessee4    
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 f\nd$ ^u !     
pr9ciples ( religi\s fre$om & !         
protection ( individual consci5ce2      
,:]eas ! ,f\nd]s ( ?is ,nation envision$
 a c\ntry 9 :i* e individual is free to 

practice any fai?1 or no fai? at all1   
)\t fe> ( discrim9ation or ho/ility f ! 
,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ! concept ( sep>ation 
( *ur* & /ate1 (t5 articulat$ z a wall (
 sep>ation1 0 deeply important to _m ( !
 ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs1 includ+ ,james ,madison 
& ,?omas ,jeff]son1 :o fam\sly us$ !    
phrase 9 8 #ahjb lett] to ! ,danbury    
,bapti/s emphasiz+ ! di/9ct sph]es (    
gov]nm5t & religi\s belief2 ,:]eas      
,james ,madison1 (t5 ref]r$ to z ! ,fa!r
 ( ! ,con/itution1 0 a /rong advocate = 
religi\s lib]ty & au?or$ ! ,memorial &  
,remon/rance ,aga9/ ,religi\s           
,assessm5ts1 argu+ aga9/ /ate support = 
religi\s in/ruction & fur!r solidify+ ! 
intellectual f\ndations = ! sep>ation   
pr9ciple2 ,:]eas ^! values are en%r9$ 9 
! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution1 :i* 
/ates t ,congress %all make no law      
respect+ an e/abli%m5t ( religion1 or   
prohibit+ ! free ex]cise !re(2 ,:]eas   
#aej ye>s h pass$ s9ce ,ulysses ,s4     
,grant's ,septemb] #bi1 #ahge1 spee* to 
! ,society ( ! ,army ( ! ,t5nessee :]e  

he emphasiz$ ! ,f\nd]s' int5tions1      
articulat+ t religi\s matt]s %\ld =ev]  
be left to ! family1 *ur*1 & private    
s*ools1 & n involve gov]nm5t fund+ or   
influ5ce & und]scor$ ! importance ( free
 ?\ght1 free spee*1 & religi\s lib]ty = 
all citiz5s2 ,:]eas ! dual protections (
 ! ,e/abli%m5t ,clause & ! ,free        
,ex]cise ,clause h be5 consi/5tly       
int]pret$ by ! ,supreme ,c\rt to m&ate a
 sep>ation betwe5 gov]nm5t & religi\s   
in/itutions1 ensur+ t ! /ate does n     
favor or disfavor any religion1 & t     
individuals are free to practice _!     
fai?1 or no fai? at all1 )\t gov]nm5t   
co]cion2 ,:]eas l&m>k ,supreme ,c\rt    
decisions1 includ+ ,ev]son v4 ,bo>d (   
,education 7#aidg71 :i* appli$ !        
,e/abli%m5t ,clause to ! ,/ates1        
,mc,collum v4 ,bo>d ( ,education        
7#aidh71 :i* prohibit$ religi\s         
in/ruction 9 public s*ools1 & ,engel v4 
,vitale 7#aifb71 :i* prohibit$ public   
s*ool-sponsor$ pray]1 h1 bas$ on !      
hi/ory & int5t ( ! ,clauses1 consi/5tly 

affirm$ & elaborat$ ^u ^! pr9ciples2 & !
 ,supreme ,c\rt cont9ues to rely on its 
l&m>k decisions2 ,:]eas ! /r5g? &       
vibrancy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates lie 9 its    
div]se1 multicultural1 & religi\sly     
plurali/ic society1 z well z ^? :o      
id5tify z nonreligi\s or agno/ic2 ,:]eas
 ! rise ( extreme "r-w+ ,*ri/ian        
nationalism1 :i* seeks to use ! p[] (   
gov]nm5t to impose a n>r[ religi\s dogma
 & or?odoxy on ! ,am]ican p1 poses a    
significant ?reat to ! pr9ciples (      
religi\s div]sity1 democratic gov]nance1
 & ! con/itutional sep>ation ( *ur* &   
/ate2 ,:]eas ne>ly "o-?ird ( !          
population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates id5tifies z
 religi\s nones & ne>ly ?ree-qu>t]s (   
adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates say religion   
%\ld be kept sep>ate f gov]nm5t         
policies2 ,:]eas _m religi\s lead]s &   
organizations recognize & advocate = !  
importance ( ! sep>ation ( *ur* & /ate1 
und]/&+ x to be a safegu>d = religi\s   
integrity & fre$om f gov]nm5t int]f]5ce2
 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #ab1 #aifj1       

!n-,s5ator ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y1 a ,ca?olic 
presid5tial c&idate1 deliv]$ a l&m>k    
spee* to ! ,great] ,h\/on ,m9i/]ial     
,association directly address+ conc]ns  
ab\t 8 fai? & its pot5tial impact on 8  
presid5cy2 ,:]eas1 9 8 address1 ,k5n$y  
unequivocally affirm$ 8 belief 9 an     
,am]ica :]e ! sep>ation ( *ur* & /ate is
 absolute1 /at+1 ,i believe 9 a         
,presid5t ^: religi\s views are 8 own   
private affair1 nei!r impos$ by him ^u !
 nation1 nor impos$ by ! nation ^u him z
 a condition to hold+ t (fice2 ,:]eas   
,k5n$y's spee* reaffirm$ t a public     
s]vant's prim>y obligation %\ld be to ! 
,con/itution & ! ,nation1 r ?an to any  
religion2 & ,:]eas ! #fe? anniv]s>y (   
?is hi/oric spee* provides an opportune 
mom5t to reflect ^u & reaffirm ! endur+ 
importance ( ! sep>ation ( *ur* & /ate z
 a corn]/one ( ,am]ican democracy &     
religi\s fre$om & p>ticul>ly to oppose !
 rise ( extreme "r-w+ ,*ri/ian          
nationalism3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 honors ! 

,f\nd+ ,fa!rs' fundam5tal pr9ciple (    
sep>ation ( *ur* & /ate & opposes       
extreme "r-w+ ,*ri/ian nationalism1     
7#b7 recognizes ! #fe? anniv]s>y (      
,presid5t ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y's address to 
! ,great] ,h\/on ,m9i/]ial ,association 
& ! #aej? anniv]s>y ( ,presid5t ,ulysses
 ,s4 ,grant's spee* to ! ,society ( !   
,army ( ! ,t5nessee2  7#c7 ackn[l$ges ! 
pr(\nd significance ( ,presid5t ,john   
,f4 ,k5n$y's ,septemb] #ab1 #aifj1      
address to ! ,great] ,h\/on ,m9i/]ial   
,association z a te/am5t to ^! endur+   
pr9ciples2  7#d7 reaffirms its commitm5t
 to protect+ ! sep>ation ( *ur* & /ate1 
& true religi\s fre$om = e individual1 z
 core ,am]ican values2  7#e7 enc\rages  
all ,am]icans to reflect ^u ! hi/orical 
& ongo+ importance ( ma9ta9+ a cle>     
di/9ction betwe5 gov]nm5tal au?ority &  
religi\s in/itutions1 ensur+ t ! rights 
( all citiz5s1 reg>dless ( _! beliefs1  
are protect$2 &  7#f7 opposes extreme   
"r-w+ ,*ri/ian nationalism & all =ms (  
religi\s extremism t seek to und]m9e !  

con/itutional pr9ciples ( religi\s      
fre$om & ! sep>ation ( *ur* & /ate4