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RESOLUTION NO. 9,756
A RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE BURNING
OF CHURCHES AND REQUESTING LAW
E14FORCE MNT AUTHORITIES TO USE ALL
POSSIBLE ]MEANS TO APPREHEND AND
BRING LAWBREAKERS TO JUSTICE.
WHEREAS, the burning of churches in the United States and
particularly in the South is a direct assault on the freedom of
religion of our fellow citizens; and
WHEREAS, public reports of some of the church burnings
indicate that racial hatred has been identified as a motivating
factor; and
WHEREAS, the threat to the civil freedoms to engage in
religious practices when targeted to a particular group becomes
a threat to the religious practice of all citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Law enforcement authorities at the federal,
state and local level are encouraged to use all possible means
and act with all possible speed to bring to justice lawbreakers
who would steal the freedom to worship from our fellow citizens.
In addition, persons and communities which have been subjected
to these acts of intolerance should know by means of this
resolution that their fellow citizens in Little Rock, Arkansas,
stand with them in their time of need, and that the act of
church burnings is strongly condemned and is harmful to the
building of a tolerant and fair society.
SECTION 2. A copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to
the appropriate law enforcement authorities and to the pastor of
each of the churches subjected to these crimes.
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ADOPTED: July 30, 1996
"PROVED AS TO FORM:
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