| 1 | 1 | | 23 LC 127 0131 |
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| 2 | 2 | | S. R. 177 |
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| 4 | 4 | | Senate Resolution 177 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Senators Burns of the 23rd, Jones II of the 22nd and Anderson of the 24th |
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| 6 | 6 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 7 | 7 | | Recognizing and commending the Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition; and for other |
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| 9 | 9 | | purposes.2 |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, the Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition's mission is to strive for 100 percent3 |
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| 11 | 11 | | citizen participation in the democratic system of informed voting, support for the disabled,4 |
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| 12 | 12 | | care for the earth, and support for social activism; and5 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, in 1998, Reverend Christopher G. Johnson, Reverend Doctor C. William Joyner6 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Jr., and Brother William Gilyard gave birth to what is now the Greater Augusta's Interfaith7 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Coalition, a powerful tool in the pragmatic approach to providing technical assistance and8 |
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| 16 | 16 | | information to the religious and sacred community; and9 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, the coalition's objective is to present an academic, intentional, pragmatic,10 |
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| 18 | 18 | | reflective, scholarly, and theological discourse of religion and its influence, implication, and11 |
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| 19 | 19 | | involvement in society as a community service organization; and12 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, the Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition celebrates religious freedom by13 |
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| 21 | 21 | | championing individual rights, promoting policies that protect both religion and democracy,14 23 LC 127 0131 |
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| 22 | 22 | | S. R. 177 |
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| 24 | 24 | | and uniting diverse voices to challenge extremism and complacency in the central Savannah |
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| 26 | 26 | | regional area and beyond; and16 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, this outstanding organization has established numerous initiatives and programs17 |
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| 28 | 28 | | designed to benefit Georgia's communities, including Educate-to-Vaccinate Now, which18 |
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| 29 | 29 | | served to dispel COVID-19 misinformation and vaccine myths, and the Young Voters19 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Initiatives; and20 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, in 2022, the Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition continued to serve as a21 |
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| 32 | 32 | | champion of citizen participation and public engagement; and22 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable coalition be appropriately23 |
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| 34 | 34 | | honored.24 |
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| 35 | 35 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body25 |
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| 36 | 36 | | recognize and commend the Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition for its many exemplary26 |
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| 37 | 37 | | contributions on behalf of the citizens of this state and extend their most sincere best wishes27 |
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| 38 | 38 | | for continued health and happiness.28 |
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| 39 | 39 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed29 |
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| 40 | 40 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Greater30 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Augusta's Interfaith Coalition.31 |
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