IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 374 
Supporting the spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter 
from 138 leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope’s response. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2008 
Mr. WAMP (for himself and Mr. ELLISON) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed 
in the letter from 138 leading Muslim scholars, and 
in the Pope’s response. 
Whereas 138 Muslim scholars from every sect of Islam sent 
a letter to the Pope and other Christian leaders express-
ing their belief that ‘‘[t]he future of the world depends 
on peace between Muslims and Christians’’; 
Whereas ‘‘the survival of the world’’ is at stake because about 
half the world’s population is composed of Christians and 
Muslims and there are too many conflicts between the 
two; 
Whereas the Vatican has announced that the Pope intends to 
address a Catholic-Muslim summit of religious leaders in 
November 2008, with the goal of beginning regular, offi-
cial dialogue between the two religions; 
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Whereas around the world and throughout history, religious 
faith has inspired many people to great acts of kindness 
and generosity; 
Whereas each faith contains adherents who have struggled to 
foster peace, wellness, strong families, economic justice, 
environmental sustainability, and human and civil rights; 
Whereas many faiths include groups and individuals who 
have exploited religious devotion to promote various 
causes through the use of violence, and this extremism is 
a threat to peace in the world; 
Whereas the recent letter from Muslim scholars to the Pope 
and others reminds us that the Muslim voices advocating 
peace and dialogue are too often being drowned out and 
suppressed by the radical extremists; and 
Whereas the best opportunity to stem the tide of terrorism 
is for moderates in all 3 ‘‘Abrahamic’’ religions to stand 
together against the threat of radicalism: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States supports the spirit of 
peace and desire for unity displayed both in the let-
ter from 138 leading Muslim scholars from every 
sect of Islam to the Pope and to other Christian 
leaders, and in the Pope’s gracious response to the 
letter; 
(2) the United States further supports the sum-
mit of Catholic and Muslim religious leaders and 
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their mutual goal of greater dialogue between the re-
ligions; 
(3) the United States should encourage those 
Muslims throughout the world who stand for peace 
and reconciliation; and 
(4) the United States appreciates those voices 
within all faiths who have condemned genocide, ter-
rorism, death, and destruction and who call for glob-
al peace between the ‘‘Abrahamic religions’’. 
Æ 
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