Bill Text: DE SCR27 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Recognizing Christian Holy Week And Passover In The State Of Delaware.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 16-4)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-04-06 - Passed In House by Voice Vote [SCR27 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2023-SCR27-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Sen. Richardson & Rep. Dukes |
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Sens. Buckson, Hocker, Lawson, Mantzavinos, Pettyjohn, Sturgeon, Wilson; Reps. Briggs King, Collins, Gray, Ramone, D. Short, Shupe, Michael Smith, Spiegelman, Wilson-Anton, Yearick |
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 27
RECOGNIZING CHRISTIAN HOLY WEEK AND PASSOVER IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
WHEREAS, this April, Christians and Jews recognize the religious observances of Holy Week and Passover, respectively; and
WHEREAS, churches around the world, including Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian, Anglican, and other denominations observe various services during the week preceding Easter to remember and celebrate the events they believe preceded Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, trial, death, and resurrection known as “Holy Week”; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Orthodox Church will celebrate Holy Week beginning April 8 with Easter Sunday, or “Pascha,” celebrated on April 16, 2023; and
WHEREAS, in Western Christianity, Holy Week will be celebrated from April 2 to April 8, beginning with Palm Sunday, or Passion Sunday; and
WHEREAS, during Holy Week, Christians remember the sacrifice they believe Jesus made for all people; and
WHEREAS, Passover, also called Pesach, is one of the most sacred and widely observed Jewish holidays; and
WHEREAS, Passover will be celebrated by Jews around the world from April 5 to April 13, 2023; and
WHEREAS, during Passover, Jews commemorate the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt and freedom from slavery during the reign of the Pharaoh Ramses II; and
WHEREAS, on the first two nights of Passover, families and friends gather for a feast known as a Seder and read stories from the Haggadah, a Jewish text that recounts the story of Passover; and
WHEREAS, Jews who observe Passover abstain from eating leavened food products, known as chametz, and instead, consume a type of flatbread called matzo; and
WHEREAS, for Jewish people, Passover is a celebration of freedom and the remembrance of Jewish history; and
WHEREAS, both Passover and Christian Holy Week are recognized and observed by Delawareans across the state; and
WHEREAS, as Holy Week and Passover are observed, we must remember the critical importance of the respect that is to be accorded to all faiths and beliefs as reflected in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which forbids the making of any “law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise of religion.”
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 152 nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that the members of the General Assembly hereby recognize the religious observances of Holy Week and Passover in the State of Delaware.
SYNOPSIS
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes Christian Holy Week and Passover in the State of Delaware.
Author: Senator Richardson
