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Steven Holt: “I wish this resolution were not necessary, but maybe we should welcome this and embrace it as a teachable moment, not…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2007
I wish this resolution were not necessary, but maybe we should welcome this and embrace it as a teachable moment, not only to understand the religious tenets, practices, and traditions of various people in this country, but also to understand what it means to say we are a Nation dedicated to the proposition that all are equal. No one said that the freedoms we cherish need be convenient. They do require from each of us, from time to time, accommodation, even inconvenience. This is a teachable moment, an important lesson in tolerance, equality and, yes, accommodation. I thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Rothman) for bringing this forward, and I urge my colleagues to support this.
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Addressing the importance of understanding religious diversity and equality in the context of a resolution.

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