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Saturday, October 01, 2005
House of Representatives Recognizes Religious Concerns
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives covered all of its religious bases. It agreed to take off on Tuesday and Wednesday for Rosh Hashanah. It passed House Concurrent Resolution 245 "Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Supreme Court should speedily find the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution of the United States". Also Representative Eddie Johnson introduced House Resolution 472 "Recognizing the commencement of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and throughout the world for their faith".