Actor who played Dwight on 'The Office' promotes religious freedom on Capitol Hill
Boyle co-led the Capitol Hill event and spoke about unity and the country’s next 250 years.

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Actor Rainn Wilson and Reps. Brendan Boyle and Gus Bilirakis promoted religious freedom at a bipartisan Capitol Hill event ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary. The article also notes a House resolution on the persecution of Baha’is and a recent Pentagon change to its list of recognized religions.
Rainn Wilson joined Reps. Brendan Boyle and Gus Bilirakis at a June 9 Capitol Hill press conference advocating religious freedom. Wilson read from the Declaration of Independence and urged people to express its ideals across religious and secular perspectives. He was also there for the public release of a five-part Baha’i letter, “A Common Endeavor.”
Boyle spoke about unity and his hope that the anniversary would prompt discussion of the country’s future. Bilirakis described religious freedom as a universal human right and said people of all faiths should be free to follow their conscience. The article adds that Bilirakis cosponsored a House resolution condemning Iran’s persecution of Baha’is and that the Pentagon recently shortened its list of recognized religions, which includes the Baha’i faith.
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