| Resolution Number: | 1997-D055 | |
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| Title: | Reaffirm Interfaith Dialogue and Acknowledge Prejudice Against Jews | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Substituted and Amended | |
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Resolved, That this 72nd General Convention reaffirm the Episcopal Church's commitment to interfaith cooperation and dialogue with our sisters and brothers of the Jewish faith; and be it further
Resolved, That we commend the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for the leadership it has given in this area and more particularly its 1994 Declaration to the Jewish Community ; and be it further
Resolved, That we acknowledge, with regret, our acts of moral blindness and outright prejudice, throughout history and today, that have contributed to the abuse and mistreatment of Jews.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, 1997 (New York: General Convention, 1998), p. 216. |
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