House Passes Resolution Calling ISIS' Mass Slaughter of Christians a 'Genocide'
The United States House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution Monday evening that labels the Islamic State's atrocities against Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities a "genocide," putting more pressure on the State Department to do the same.
The resolution, which is titled H.Con.Res.75, was authored by Reps. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and was introduced by Fortenberry last September. The resolution was co-sponsored by over 200 members of the House.
"ISIL is murdering and enslaving religious and ethnic minorities everywhere they gain power and we know it," House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said on the House floor following the vote. "We know what they are doing and if we don't say it, we should be ashamed. ISIL is committing genocide. They are targeting non-Muslims, Christians, Yazidis and more and pushing them to extinction."...