| Mr.
Speaker, Racial and religious intolerance have no place in twenty-first
Century America. Hate for a fellow human being because of religion
or skin color has no place among us. Institutions that teach our
next generation of leaders prejudice are breeding grounds for bigots.
And political leaders who fail to speak out against such hurtful and divisive
mantras have failed their duties and the people they represent.
We
cannot afford to remain silent in the face of anti religious, anti-Catholic,
and anti-minorities preaching from leaders of Bob Jones University. That
is why I rise today to commend the gentleman from New York for his forthright
Resolution. I am a proud cosponsor of his resolution that rejects discrimination
and intolerance based on religion, race, and ethnicity. This resolution
would put Congress on record as opposing policies preached and practiced
openly at Bob Jones University in South Carolina. Policies that are repulsive
and unimaginable by a majority of Americans today. Some of these
policies include the barring of free association of interracial couples
on campus. Just as repulsive is the anti-Catholic venom emanating
from the halls of this university.
This
is not what is supposed to be taught in the classrooms. We cannot
stand idly by while bigots are free to spout their shortsighted and hurtful
words. We must speak out against intolerance and injustice.
Congress must act now and pass this Resolution. |
