PRINTER'S NO. 2515
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
505
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY QUINN, BARRAR, DiGIROLAMO, MEHAFFIE, MURT,
STEPHENS, WHITE, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, HILL-EVANS, BIZZARRO,
SANCHEZ, MILLARD, SCHLOSSBERG, HOHENSTEIN, FREEMAN,
CALTAGIRONE, KIM, READSHAW, HANBIDGE AND O'MARA,
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating November 12, 2019, the 550th anniversary of the
birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, as "World
Equality Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is enriched by the diversity of its
residents, who have cultivated a climate of social tolerance and
intellectual pluralism that has sustained this Commonwealth
throughout its history; and
WHEREAS, The Sikh community, which originated in Punjab,
South Asia, and began immigrating to the United States more than
100 years ago, has played an important role in developing this
country and this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Sikhism is the world's fifth largest religion with
nearly 30 million adherents, including approximately 700,000 in
the United States; and
WHEREAS, A holistic understanding of peace, supported by
ideas of equality and fraternity is part of the Sikh tradition
and the very origin of Sikhism is linked to overcoming communal
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