Scott Walker: “Thank you, Congressman Collins. I appreciate you raising this issue and bringing it to the House floor. It is one of a…”

“Thank you, Congressman Collins. I appreciate you raising this issue and bringing it to the House floor. It is one of a growing concern internationally, that we have seen organizations like Boko Haram and others who have done great damage to those, really, to the least of these. Mr. Speaker, our Nation was founded on the right to believe and to live according to one's beliefs, and our commitment to allow people to live out their religious values without fear of discrimination is really the cornerstone that developed our country into a force for freedom; but this liberty isn't just an American right. It should be a foundational element for all people groups. Who would have ever thought that we would be in a position to reference the United Nations? This right is so universal that it was included as article 18 of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 18 recognizes that the right of all people to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion--this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, freedom to manifest his belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance. However, members of the very institution that is supposed to subscribe to this declaration proactively seek out and punish individuals in groups for their very own religious beliefs.…”