| Resolution Number: | 2003-C024 |
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| Title: | Support Non-violent Foreign Policy |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention support the World Council of Churches' Decade to Overcome Violence and its work with other faith communities—in this nation and around the world—to persuade governments to embrace less violent foreign policies, to encourage individuals and parishes to pray for peace, and to take political action to oppose foreign policies that are grounded in violence; and be it further
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention call on our nation to reconsider fundamentally the foreign policy it has thus far advanced, calling upon our leaders to employ diplomacy rather than warfare.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003 (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 330. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Diocese of Massachusetts |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Concerns |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #21 on Resolution C024 (Nonviolent United States Foreign Policy) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(C024)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 74th General Convention support the World Council of Churches' Decade to Overcome Violence and its work with other faith communities in this nation and around the world, to persuade governments to embrace less violent foreign policies, to encourage individuals and parishes to pray for peace and to take political action to oppose foreign policies that are grounded in violence; and be it further
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention call on our nation to reconsider fundamentally the foreign policy it has thus far advanced, calling upon our leaders to employ diplomacy rather than warfare, and specifically upon President Bush to cease aggression against other countries.
Deputy Downie of Eastern Michigan moved an amendment.
Proposed Amendment:
In the last resolve clause, delete "and specifically upon President Bush to cease aggression against other countries."
Motion carried
Amendment adopted
Deputy Cravens of Springfield moved to terminate debate.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A vote was taken on Resolution C024 as amended.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #149)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #21 on HD Message #149 on Resolution C024 (Nonviolent United States Foreign Policy) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #242)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, August 8.
| Abstract: | The 74th General Convention supports the World Council of Churches' Decade to Overcome Violence and calls upon U.S. leaders to reconsider current foreign policy by employing diplomacy rather than warfare. |
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