| Resolution Number: | 1982-C022 |
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| Title: | Urge Congregations to Sponsor Reconciliation Forums on the Vietnam War |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 67th General Convention of the Episcopal Church recommend that a ministry of reconciliation be carried to the nation through the Dioceses and Parishes of the Episcopal Church within the United States of America, urging Parishes and Missions to sponsor public forums in their communities in which persons of varying war experiences and views can meet, talk, pray and offer to God the personal and generational wounds of the war in Vietnam; and be it further
Resolved, That the first step in this effort be to designate Sunday, November 14, 1982, as a day of special remembrance of all Americans who served in the Vietnam war, and as a day of prayer for reconciliation of these divisions in our nation caused by that war.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982 (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-126. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Problems |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(C022) Not Currently Available
The Committee moved the adoption of Resolution C-22A.
Seconded by the Bishop of Central Florida.
Motion carried
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #84)
House of Deputies
On the ninth day, the Chairman of the Committee on National and International Affairs [sic] presented Report #25 and recommended that the House concur with Message #84 of the House of Bishops on Resolution C-22A (Wounds of War).
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #187)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 13.
| Abstract: | The 67th General Convention designates as a day of special remembrance for all Americans who served in Vietnam and recommends a ministry of reconciliation among persons holding different views on the Vietnam War. |
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