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To: bearcub who wrote (78298)	10/11/2001 12:21:20 PM
From: Enigma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116944

If you don't want to hear from people put them on 'ignore'. Fortunately I appear to be on g-t's ignore list which insulates me from hateful spiel.

To: bearcub who wrote (78298)	10/11/2001 3:26:14 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116944

Senate Passes Religious Tolerance Bill Author: Anayat Durrani Published on: August 11, 2000 On July 27th the Senate passed a bill that supports religious tolerance toward Muslims, recognizing the significant contributions of America’s six million American Muslims. The bill condemns anti-Muslim intolerance and discrimination, and sets out to uphold a level of political discourse that does not scapegoat the Islamic faith and its adherents or draw political conclusions from religious doctrine. It recognizes American Muslims as "followers of one of the three major monotheistic religions of the world and one of the fastest growing faiths in the United States,” information that may be new for an American public who may be unfamiliar with the Islamic faith. First introduced on July 1st, 1999 by the resolution's chief sponsor Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI), the bill is co-sponsored by Larry E. Craig (R-ID), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Charles Robb (D-VA), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Paul Wellstone (D-MN). Senate Resolution 133 was passed unanimously, without amendment. The bill acknowledges that American Muslims have been stereotyped and discriminated against because of their faith. It also states that American Muslims have been harassed and have been victims of hate-inspired violence, citing the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing when American Muslims were initially blamed for the disaster. The bill also acknowledges that American Muslims have been portrayed negatively in policy issues addressing religious persecution abroad and in discussions related to combating domestic terrorism. It also points out that anti-Muslim rhetoric and stereotyping have contributed to hostility against Muslims in neighborhoods throughout the U.S. The Arab American Institute (AAI) has been instrumental in ensuring passage of the bill since 1998, when it was first introduced in Congress. James Zogby, president of the AAI, has called the bill a “historic resolution” that acknowledges the great contributions American Muslims have made in the United States. He went on to comment that the passage of the bill without alterations shows that the Senate has “taken the lead in ending the hurtful stereotyping and scapegoating of Islam and American Muslims.” Zogby also added that he hoped the House Judiciary Committee would soon follow suit and pass H. Con. R. 174, a companion version of the bill. Last November, the House Judiciary Committee refused to release the companion version, demanding changes in the language of the resolution. Members were not in agreement over the resolution’s statement that stereotypes were behind the rush to blame Muslims as the culprits in the Oklahoma City bombing, according to AAI. The companion resolution remains stalled in the Judiciary Committee.