| Resolution Number: | 2000-D028 |
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| Title: | Urge Removal of the U.S. Military from Okinawa |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention urge members of the Episcopal Church and the wider Anglican Communion to support the vast majority of the Okinawan people in their unceasing efforts to achieve the removal of U.S. military bases and U.S. military personnel from Okinawa and to return these lands for peaceful, people-oriented development; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention urge the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, with the assistance of Peace and Justice Ministries, wherever possible in concert with the Anglican Church in Japan (Nippon Sei Ko Kai) and with other religious bodies in the United States, to seek to implement this resolution by communicating with the President of the United States, the U.S. Congress, and the U.S. Secretary of Defense; and be it further
Resolved, That Episcopal Church leadership, in support of the Bishop and Diocese of Okinawa and in consultation with the Nippon Sei Ko Kai and other Anglican partners, pursue consideration of security concerns within the East Asia Pacific Region.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000 (New York: General Convention, 2001), p. 578f. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Committee on National and International Concerns |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Concerns |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(D028)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 73rd General Convention urge members of the Episcopal Church and the wider Anglican Communion to support the vast majority of the Okinawan people in their unceasing efforts to achieve the complete removal of U.S. military bases and U.S. military personnel from Okinawa and to return these lands for peaceful, people-oriented development; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention urge the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, with the assistance of Peace and Justice Ministries, wherever possible in concert with the Anglican Church in Japan (Nippon Sei Ko Kai) and with other religious bodies in the United States, to seek to implement the spirit of this resolution by communicating with the President of the United States, the U.S. Congress, and the U.S. Secretary of Defense; and be it further
Resolved, That Episcopal Church leadership, in support of the Bishop and Diocese of Okinawa and in consultation with the Nippon Sei Ko Kai and other Anglican partners, pursue consideration of security concerns within the East Asia Pacific Region.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 73rd General Convention urge members of the Episcopal Church and the wider Anglican Communion to support the vast majority of the Okinawan people in their unceasing efforts to achieve the complete removal of U.S. military bases and U.S. military personnel from Okinawa and to return these lands for peaceful, people-oriented development; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention urge the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, with the assistance of Peace and Justice Ministries, wherever possible in concert with the Anglican Church in Japan (Nippon Sei Ko Kai) and with other religious bodies in the United States, to seek to implement the spirit of this resolution by communicating with the President of the United States, the U.S. Congress, and the U.S. Secretary of Defense; and be it further
Resolved, That Episcopal Church leadership, in support of the Bishop and Diocese of Okinawa and in consultation with the Nippon Sei Ko Kai and other Anglican partners, pursue consideration of security concerns within the East Asia Pacific Region.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #115)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #23 on HB Message #115 on Resolution D028 (Support of Okinawan People and Security Concerns in Asia Pacific Region) and moved concurrence.
Debate followed on the resolution.
The question was called.
A vote was taken to terminate debate.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A vote was taken on Resolution D028.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #168)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 12.
| Abstract: | The 73rd General Convention urges members of the Church and the wider Anglican Communion to support the removal of the U.S. military from Okinawa. |
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