All over the world. nations. sovereign powers and totalitarian groups are restricting the religious freedom of others. From Christians to Jews to Muslims to Bahais. religious persecution. as we stand on the brink of the next millennium. is as widespread as ever. So. in response to this crisis. this bill establishes a new office in the State Department to monitor religious persecution overseas called the Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring. directs U.S. sanctions against countries and individuals determined to have engaged in religious persecution and ensures that our foreign service officers are trained in the bringing relief to refugees and persons seeking asylum. As our history teaches us. many of the founders of this great nation crossed the imposing gulf of the Atlantic Ocean in order to preserve the sanctity of their personal religious choices. Without reservation. they flatly refused to let others dictate for them who they could worship and how that worship should be conducted.
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