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