HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 223 MAY 5, 1988
EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT IN 1988 IN CELEBRATION OF THE MILLENNIUM OF THE CHRISTIANIZATION OF KIEVAN-RUS’ THE SOVIET UNION SHOULD PROCLAIM A GENERAL AMNESTY FOR IMPRISIONED CHRISTIANS AND ALLOW CHRISTIANS TO PRACTICE THEIR FAITH WITHIN THEIR CHURCHES AND HOMES
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Prime Sponsor: Mr. Christopher H. Smith (NJ)
H. Con. Res. 223, Agreed to by the House on May 5, 1988 |
H.Con.Res. 223
In the House of Representatives
Agreed to by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 5, 1988
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should: (1) comply with its international obligations and allow Christians to practice their faith without harassment; (2) grant a general amnesty for all Christians who have been imprisoned because of their religious beliefs; (3) allow religious believers to practice their faith freely; (4) permit unlimited publication, distribution, and importation of religious materials; and (5) allow closed churches to reopen, new churches to be built, and theological seminaries to open or expand.
