The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(D008)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 71st General Convention of the Episcopal Church join others, including political leaders as Congressmen Norman Mineta and Robert Matsui, in the effort to secure reparation from the government of Japan for surviving victims and their families of some 200,000 Korean and other women exploited as sex slaves for the Japanese troops during World War II; and be it further

Resolved, That the United Nations be urged to create a special tribunal to conduct a thorough investigation of the gross violation of human rights of Korean and other women and demand of Japan's government the following:

1. a full disclosure of the historical facts and documents on the military sex slavery;

2. admission and apology for its responsibility in these acts as war crimes along with other atrocities committed by the government of Japan;

3. revise its school history books to include the facts of the sex slavery and other war-time crimes;

4. conduct trial and punish those responsible for sex slavery; and be it further

Resolved, That the Episcopal Church seek the support of the Anglican Church, Nippon Sei Ko Kai, and the National Christian Council of Japan in undertaking these tasks.

Proposed Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 71st General Convention of the Episcopal Church join others, including political leaders as Congressmen Norman Mineta and Robert Matsui, in the effort to secure reparation from the government of Japan for surviving victims and their families of some 200,000 Korean and other women exploited as sex slaves for the Japanese troops during World War II, and be it further

Resolved, That the United Nations be urged to create a special tribunal to conduct a thorough investigation of the gross violation of human rights of Korean and other women and demand of Japan's government the following:

1. a full disclosure of the historical facts and documents on the military sex slavery;

2. admission and apology for its responsibility in these acts as war crimes along with other atrocities committed; by the government of Japan.

3. revise its school history books to include the facts of the sex slavery and other war-time crimes;

4. conduct trial and punish those responsible for sex slavery;, and be it further

Resolved, That the Episcopal Church seek the support of the Anglican Church, Nippon Sei Ko Kai, and the National Christian Council of Japan in undertaking these tasks.

Deputy Randolph of Fort Worth moved an amendment.

Proposed Amendment:

Restore the original resolved text deleted by the Committee.

Deputy Lockwood of El Camino Real moved an amendment to the proposed Randolph amendment to D008.

Proposed Amendment:

Delete item number 4.

The question was called to terminate debate on the Lockwood amendment to the proposed Randolph amendment to D008.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on the Lockwood amendment to the proposed Randolph amendment to D008.

Motion carried

Lockwood amendment adopted

The question was called to terminate debate on the Randolph amendment, as amended, to D008.

Motion caried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on the Randolph amendment, as amended, to D008.

Motion carried

Randolph amendment adopted as amended

The question was called to terminate debate on D008 as amended.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on D008, as amended.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #32)