IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1416 
Condemning the growing hostility towards Christians and individuals of faith 
in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Illinois) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the growing hostility towards Christians and 
individuals of faith in the United States. 
Whereas our Founding Fathers recognized the right to prac-
tice one’s faith, including— 
(1) George Washington who stated that ‘‘the liberty 
enjoyed by the people of these States, of worshiping Al-
mighty God agreeably to their consciences, is not only 
among the choicest of their blessings, but also of their 
rights’’; and 
(2) James Madison who stated that the free exercise 
of religion ‘‘is in its nature an unalienable right’’; 
Whereas religion and its moral basis is fundamental to the 
success of our republic, which was recognized by our 
Founding Fathers, including John Adams who stated 
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that ‘‘our constitution was made only for a moral and re-
ligious people’’; 
Whereas religious liberty for all Americans is guaranteed in 
the First Amendment to the Constitution, which states, 
‘‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment 
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof’’; 
Whereas Article VI of the Constitution prohibits religious 
tests for individuals seeking any office or public trust 
under the United States; 
Whereas the bipartisan Religious Freedom Restoration Act 
prohibits the Federal Government from substantially bur-
dening the exercise of religion, unless the Federal Gov-
ernment can demonstrate that such a burden is the least 
restrictive means of achieving a compelling government 
interest; 
Whereas hostility towards Christians and individuals of faith 
in the United States is prevalent in modern American 
culture and governmental institutions; 
Whereas prominent Christian leaders have expressed concern 
about growing hostility towards Christians in the United 
States, including— 
(1) Pastor Andrew Brunson who stated that ‘‘perse-
cution is still coming and it’s coming quickly and it’s 
coming soon’’ and recognized ‘‘the hostility that’s rising 
in our society toward followers of Jesus’’; and 
(2) Franklin Graham has stated that ‘‘hostility to-
ward Christians in the United States is on the rise and 
will grow unless we stand up for our freedoms of religion 
and conscience’’; 
Whereas sitting Senators and then-Senator Kamala Harris 
have questioned the sincerely held religious beliefs of 
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presidential appointees in their Senate confirmation hear-
ings, in violation of Article VI of the Constitution; 
Whereas sexual orientation and gender identity laws suppress 
individuals of faith and their ability to freely exercise 
their religion; 
Whereas bakers, photographers, florists, and other artists 
have been subject to legal action because of their sin-
cerely-held religious beliefs on marriage, sexuality, and 
gender; 
Whereas social media platforms have censored Christians and 
individuals of faith for expressing their sincerely-held reli-
gious beliefs on marriage, sexuality, and gender; 
Whereas Christians have been suspended from school, sus-
pended from their jobs, and fired from their jobs because 
of their sincerely-held religious beliefs on marriage; 
Whereas Christians have been targeted for prayer in the pub-
lic square, including at public schools and public meet-
ings; 
Whereas Christian students have been told by public school 
teachers that they may not read the Bible during class 
reading time; 
Whereas the age at which sex education is taught in public 
schools and the content of such programs, including rede-
fined views of abstinence, contraceptives, sexual orienta-
tion, and gender identity display a hatred towards Chris-
tian and other faith-based beliefs on sex, sexuality, gen-
der, and marriage; 
Whereas during the COVID–19 pandemic, Christian pastors 
were arrested for holding worship services, churches were 
fined for holding worship services, and local governments 
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shut down in-person and drive-in worship services while 
many secular establishments could continue operations; 
Whereas several Federal agencies under the Biden adminis-
tration have attempted to track Federal employees that 
have requested religious exemptions from vaccine man-
dates; 
Whereas the Biden administration’s Department of Health 
and Human Services rescinded the Office of Civil Rights’ 
authority to enforce conscience and religious freedom pro-
tections under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 
and the First Amendment; 
Whereas the Biden administration has pushed a radical 
LGBTQ+ agenda abroad and sought to expand abortion 
worldwide, including in countries with strong religious 
and moral values; 
Whereas through attempts to dismantle the Hyde Amend-
ment, the Biden administration and Democratic Members 
of Congress are seeking to force all Americans to pay for 
abortions despite their sincerely held religious beliefs on 
life; 
Whereas 219 Democratic Members of Congress voted in favor 
of H.R. 8296, the Women’s Health Protection Act, which 
would impose abortion on-demand until birth nationwide 
and override State and Federal conscience protection 
laws, including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act; 
Whereas Democratic efforts to pass a Federal law imposing 
abortion on-demand until birth and fund abortions at 
Federal taxpayer expense are an attack on Christians 
and other religious Americans that hold religious beliefs 
on life; 
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Whereas mainstream media outlets have vilified certain 
Christian Americans, including those that recognize the 
role Christianity has played in the founding and success 
of our republic, as threats to democracy; and 
Whereas dozens of churches have been attacked since the 
May 2, 2022, leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion 
in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the growing hostility towards 
Christians and individuals of faith in the United 
States perpetrated by government agencies, public 
officials, educational institutions, social media plat-
forms, and the media; 
(2) opposes the advancement of sexual orienta-
tion and gender identity laws, regulations, and poli-
cies that suppress Americans’ ability to freely exer-
cise their religion; 
(3) affirms its commitment to upholding reli-
gious liberty for all Americans, as guaranteed by the 
Constitution; 
(4) calls on the President of the United States 
to affirm his commitment to upholding religious lib-
erty and conscience rights for all Americans, as 
guaranteed by the Constitution and the Religious 
Freedom Restoration Act, and refrain from taking 
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actions inconsistent with the Constitution and Reli-
gious Freedom Restoration Act; and 
(5) calls on State and local governments to up-
hold religious liberty and overturn laws, including 
sexual orientation and gender identity laws, that im-
pact Americans’ ability to freely exercise their reli-
gion. 
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