Resolution 99-17: A MOMENT OF PRAYER
| Number | 99-17 |
| Description | religious service before meeting |
| Authored by |
Marshall Hobbs |
| Sponsored by |
Marshall Hobbs |
| Date Submitted | Tuesday, October 27, 1998 |
| Date Considered | Tuesday, December 1, 1998 |
| Committee | Other |
| Result | Killed By Committee |
| Remarks | FAILED - Student Congress is not the place to have a public display of religion. |
| Whereas | Student Congress recites the "Pledge of Allegiance" before each general body meeting; and |
| Whereas | UTA has several religious organizations on campus; and |
| Whereas | The United States Congress, Texas Legislature, and Arlington/ Fort Worth/ Dallas City Councils have ministers, priest, and rabbi's pray to a universal God before their general body meetings. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | Student Congress invite a representative from one of the religious organizations or another who desires to give the invocation after the "Pledge of Allegiance" before each general body meeting; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | This resolution take effect beginning of the next general body meeting after passage. |