#  House Rejects Bill to Examine Islamic Leaders Based on Their Level of Extremism - World Religion News 

 





July 19, 2017

 

 

The House rejected a Republican proposal on July 14 which called for studying Islamic religious doctrines and schools of thought. Opponents decried the bill saying it is unconstitutional. They also believe that adoption of this measure will lead to targeting Muslims. Democrats were joined by 20 GOP centrists to defeat the amendment. The bill’s vote was 208 for and 217 against.Source: *[House Rejects Bill to Examine Islamic Leaders Based on Their Level of Extremism - World Religion News](http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/house-rejects-bill-examine-islamic-leaders-based-level-extremism)*

 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Islamophobia ](/news-stories/islamophobia)
- [ Government and Politics ](/news-stories/government-and-politics)
- [ Islam ](/religions/islam)
 
 

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