| Resolution Number: | 1994-D132 |
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| Title: | Reject Racism Toward Immigrants and Request the Church to Respond |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted and Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 1994 General Convention of the Episcopal Church declare reprehensible the widespread racist and unjust treatment of immigrants that has become a convenient theme of current political discourse; and be it further
Resolved, That provinces and dioceses develop programs of literacy, citizenship, voter registration and advocacy to counteract violations of civil rights.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 1994 (New York: General Convention, 1995), p. 355. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 1994 General Convention of the Episcopal Church finds reprehensible the widespread immigrant "bashing" that has become a convenient theme of current political discourse; and be it further
Resolved, That provinces and dioceses develop programs of literacy, citizenship, voter registration and advocacy to counteract this violation of civil rights.
Proposed Committee Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 1994 General Convention of the Episcopal Church declare reprehensible the widespread racist and unjust treatment of immigrants that has become a convenient theme of current political discourse; and be it further
Resolved, That provinces and dioceses develop programs of literacy, citizenship, voter registration and advocacy to counteract violations of civil rights; and be it further
Resolved, That this 71st General Convention enjoin all church people to oppose initiatives and laws which penalize undocumented and immigrant workers and also deny their foreign and U.S. born children the right to public health and educational opportunity.
Deputy Hayes of Southeastern Mexico moved to divide the third resolved from the first two resolveds.
Motion defeated
Deputy Storey of Spokane moved an amendment to the substitute for D132.
Proposed Amendment:
Delete the third resolved.
The question was called to terminate debate on the Storey amendment to the substitute for D132 and on the main motion.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A vote was taken on the Storey amendment to the substitute for D132.
Motion carried
Storey amendment adopted
A division was called for on the Storey amendment to the substitute for D132.
Chair upheld
Deputy Crump of West Tennessee requested that the resolveds of the substitute for D132, as amended, be divided.
A vote was taken on the first resolved of the substitute for D132.
Motion carried
First resolved adopted
A vote was taken on the second resolved of the substitute for D132.
Second resolved adopted
Substitute resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops In HD Message #308)
House of Bishops
The Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #42 on House of Deputies Message #308 on Resolution D132s (Immigrant "Bashing") and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #302)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 2.
| Abstract: | The 71st General Convention condemns widespread racist and unjust treatment of immigrants in political discourse and directs provinces and dioceses to develop programs to counteract violations of civil rights. |
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| Notes: | As recorded in the Journal of General Convention 1994, the Legislative History for 1994-D132 is incongruent with the FINAL TEXT of the Resolution. |