US senators say “a gesture of goodwill=?UTF-8?B?4oCd?= is not enough and urge Turkey to return Christian churches

Three American Republican senators have drafted a resolution, urging Turkey "to return to their rightful owners all Christian churches" as well as to "end all forms of religious discrimination."

Last December a similar resolution was adopted by the House of Representatives of the US Congress. The Armenian lobbyist organizations considered the adoption of the resolution by the House of Representatives to be a "historical victory," emphasizing that it was the victory of religious freedom.

Resolution 392 of the Senate which refers to the return of Armenian, Greek and Assyrian churches, is submitted by three senators to the US Senate – Scott Brown (R-MA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL). The resolution urges to return to rightful owners their confiscated Christian church properties, including “churches and other places of worship, monasteries, schools, hospitals, monuments, relics, holy sites, and other religious properties, including movable properties, such as artwork, manuscripts, vestments, vessels, and other artifacts.”  Read more... (345 words)

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