| Resolution Number: | 2003-D014 | |
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| Title: | Reaffirm Actions on Japanese-American Internment | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Substituted | |
| Final Text: | ||
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention reaffirm previous actions taken by both Executive Council and General Conventions on the internment and redress of Japanese-Americans and Japanese Latin Americans during World War II; and be it further
Resolved, That The Episcopal Church, in reaffirming its baptismal covenant to "uphold the dignity of every human being," support the civil liberties of all, regardless of ethnicity and religious beliefs; and be it further
Resolved, That in this post 9/11 era, the Church call on the United States government to be mindful of the experience and treatment in the internment of Japanese-Americans; and be it further
Resolved, That the United States government be instructed by this deplorable history when it considers any reauthorization, expansion, or implementation of legislation or regulations relating to "The Patriot Act of 2001," H.R. 3162, which can be found at http://Thomas.loc.gov (please note no www) (click on: legislation related to the attacks of September 11, 2001).
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003 (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 326. |
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