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City of St. Louis, Missouri Passes Resolution Expressing Support for Falun Gong By practitioners from St. Louis, Missouri, USA
(Clearwisdom.net) On September 20, 2002, the City Council of St. Louis passed a resolution to
express support for the free expression of the Falun Dafa practice and to thank the many Falun Dafa
practitioners in the community for the examples they set and for their commitment. Representatives
of local Falun Gong practitioners were present at the Council meeting and accepted the resolution. City council member Mr. Lewis Reed read the resolution and delivered a speech. He said that as an
American, it is natural to take basic human rights for granted. However in a social system like in
China, Falun Gong practitioners face Jiang's regime's brutal persecution and still stand by their
belief. This is called true belief. Thus he praised Falun Gong and Falun Gong practitioners'
efforts. His assistant Mr. Murray also gave a brief speech. He said he was deeply moved by the
spirit of Falun Gong. Mr. Reed presented the original resolution in a beautiful frame to
practitioners. A practitioner by the name of Bonnie addressed the audience. She expressed sincere
appreciation for the support of the St. Louis City Council on behalf of St. Louis practitioners. Mr. Reed came to know Falun Gong through Mr. Murray. Mr. Murray once watched a Falun Gong video
program and learned the Jiang regime's brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. In July 2002,
he visited Zhang Cuiying's painting exhibition held in City Hall and gained a further understanding
of Falun Gong. He then recommended Falun Gong to Mr. Reed. The resolution noted that Falun Gong is a non-political, non-religious movement founded on the
principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Falun Gong has been practiced publicly in
the State of Missouri since 1995. The resolution stated that the free expression of one's beliefs is
a fundamental right of every citizen and resident of this country and every effort must be made to
protect and secure the exercise of that right. Thus the City of St. Louis expressed support for the
free expression of the Falun Dafa practice and thanked the many Falun Dafa practitioners in their
community for practitioners' example and commitment. After the meeting, Mr. Reed talked to practitioners for a while and once again expressed his
appreciation and support to the principles of Falun Gong. Posting date: 10/2/2002
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