The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(A052)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church encourage the church at every level to combat the oppression of people based on race, gender, and sexual orientation, which contributes directly to the spread of HIV/AIDS and which hinders the effective prevention, education, treatment, and access to services for HIV/AIDS; and be it further

Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church, as a response to the continuing pandemic of HIV/AIDS, call the church to preach, pray for, and pursue Justice, Care for Bodies and Souls, Prevention Education, Sound Public Policy, Fairness in the Church Workplace, and collaboration in our individual and corporate responses to HIV/AIDS.

Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church encourage the church at every level to combat the oppression of people based on race, gender, and sexual orientation, which. This oppression contributes directly to the spread of HIV/AIDS and which hinders the effective prevention, education, treatment, and access to services for HIV/AIDS; and be it further

Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church, as a response to the continuing pandemic of HIV/AIDS, calls the church to preach, pray for, and pursue Jjustice, Ccare for Bbodies and Ssouls, Pprevention Eeducation, Ssound Ppublic Ppolicy, Ffairness in the Cchurch Wworkplace, and collaboration in our individual and corporate responses to HIV/AIDS.; and be it further

Resolved, that the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church acknowledge that the blessing of committed, monogamous relationships, including same-gender relationships, promotes effective prevention of HIV/AIDS.

Deputy Holcombe of West Virginia moved to amend Resolution A052.

Proposed Amendment:

Delete the addition of "and be it further Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church acknowledge that the blessing of committed, monogamous relationships, including same-gender relationships, promotes effective prevention of HIV/AIDS."

Deputy Guernsey of Virginia moved to postpone consideration of A052 to a time certain. The motion was declared out of order.

Deputy Crump of West Tennessee challenged the ruling of the Chair.

Chair upheld

Debate followed on the Holcombe amendment.

The clerical deputation of South Carolina, the lay deputation of South Carolina, and the lay deputation of San Joaquin requested a vote by orders on the Holcombe amendment.

The question was called.

A vote was taken to terminate debate on the Holcombe amendment and on the main motion.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

The preceding request for a Vote by Orders was ruled out of order since two of the deputations were from the same diocese.

The clergy deputation of Chicago, the lay deputation of Western Michigan, and the lay deputation from Newark requested a vote by orders on the Holcombe amendment.

Ballot #1 was taken on the Holcombe amendment to Resolution A052.

Ballot #1 taken by orders

The Secretary reported the results of Ballot #1 on the Holcombe amendment to Resolution A052.

The resolution carried by more than 2/3 in the Lay Order and less than 2/3 in the Clerical Order.

Motion carried

Amendment adopted

Deputy Boston of Oregon moved to suspend the rules to continue debate on the main motion A052 as amended.

Motion defeated

A vote was taken on Resolution A052 as amended.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #40)