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ID HJM012
JM
Status
4/1/2015
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Idaho Legislature urges the Turkish Government to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights of all citizens without compromise.
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Requests that Turkey grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate ecclesiastical succession and the right to train clergy of all nationalities.
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Calls on Turkey to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and all religious and faith traditions.
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Notes that fewer than 3,000 of the Ecumenical Patriarch's followers live in Turkey despite the Orthodox Christian Church's nearly 2,000-year history and approximately 300 million members worldwide.
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Directs the House Chief Clerk to send copies of this memorial to the U.S. President, ambassadors to Turkey, Congress, and Idaho's congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and urging the government of Turkey to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights of all its citizens without compromise; to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition, ecclesiastical succession and the right to train clergy of all nationalities; and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and all religious and faith traditions.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State at 10:27 a.m. on April 10, 2015
4/10/2015