Bigotry and hate threaten our mutual safety, and they deny our interconnectedness. Yet, from the murder of Wadee Alfayuomi in Illinois to the recent attack on celebrants during the Assyrian New Year Parade in Iraq to the persecution of Ukrainian Christians by Russian occupation forces, so many of our neighbors at home and abroad live with vulnerability and insecurity as they endure the dangers of religious and ethnic persecution within their own communities. It is important that these incidents, though only a fraction of the examples we have of the destructive force of hate are confronted and placed on the Congressional Record. Congress must renew its commitment to root out hate-fueled violence that violates our neighbors' safety, their dignity, and their rights because of their ethnicity, religion, or beliefs. A more just, peaceful, and loving world that recognizes our diversity and honors our shared humanity is, in fact, possible. ____________________
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