| Resolution Number: | 1985-D040 |
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| Title: | Request the Church and Individual Members to Work for Peace |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 68th General Convention request the National Church and individual Episcopalians to:
- Support and work for a verifiable bi-lateral nuclear freeze, and the continuation of the SALT II accord;
- Review and revise budgetary plans to reflect peace and justice priorities;
- Designate the first Wednesday of each month as a day of action and reflection on peace-making;
- Continue an active program of education and dialogue about peace and justice issues both within the Anglican Communion and with other groups;
- Influence government leaders and the producers of military technology and hardware to examine their moral and social responsibility; and
- Advocate economic conversion of our national resources, especially our labor, to the production of materials and services needed to enhance life.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 178. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Problems |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(D040)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 68th General Convention request the National Church and individual Episcopalians to:
- Support and work for a verifiable nuclear freeze, and the continuation of the SALT II accord;
- Review and revise budgetary plans to reflect peace and justice priorities;
- Designate the first Wednesday of each month as a day of action and reflection on peace-making;
- Continue an active program of education and dialogue about peace and justice issues both within the Anglican Communion and with other groups;
- Influence government leaders and the producers of military technology and hardware to examine their moral and social responsibility; and
- Advocate economic conversion of our national resources, especially our labor, to the production of materials and services needed to enhance life.
Proposed Committee Amendment:
In Section A:
insert the word "bi-lateral" following the word "verifiable."
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #83)
House of Bishops
The following message was received from the House of Deputies:
HD Message #83: D040 Amended (Peace-making).
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #110)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 11.
| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention supports and encourages efforts toward peace-making. |
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