Bishop Warner Testifies on Gay Rights Bill
Episcopal News Service. April 1, 1993 [93060K]
Citing resolutions from the Episcopal Church's 1976, 1979, and 1985 General Conventions, Bishop Vincent Warner of the Diocese of Olympia (Western Washington), testified in favor of bill that would recognize civil rights for homosexuals in the State of Washington. "My understanding of the life of Jesus is that he stood with those who were considered outcasts in his time and demonstrated through his short life over and over again that there was no one beyond the compassion and love of God," Warner told members of the Washington House of Representatives on March 2. In support of his position, Warner quoted from the text of the 1976 General Convention resolution that stated, "The General Convention express its conviction that homosexual persons are entitled to equal protection of the laws with all other citizens, and calls upon our society to see such protection is validated."