| Resolution Number: | 1976-D084 |
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| Title: | Urge the Local Church to Fund Programs to Cure Violence |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That the 65th General Convention urge Provinces, Dioceses and Parishes, in cooperation with all agencies having expertise in the field, to search out the causes of such violation of Christian practices and seek funding of staff personnel to implement studies as Court-Watching Committees, Half-way Houses for Paroled Prisoners or Drug Addicts, and protest against unacceptable displays of horror and cruelty in the media.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis 1976 (New York: General Convention, 1977), p. C-134. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Deputies
On the Eighth Day, Deputy Roca (Arizona) presented Report #19 of the Committee on Social and Urban Affairs, Resolution D-84 on Violence, Its Cause and Cure, and moved the following:
Whereas, we are aware of the appalling increase of violence all about us as evidenced by the "battered child syndrome," drug-related crime in our schools, highjacking and kidnapping, and the display of sadism and cruelty in magazines and on the screen; therefore, be it
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, that the 65th General Convention urge Provinces, Dioceses and Parishes, in cooperation with all agencies having expertise in the field, to search out the causes of such violation of Christian practices and seek funding of staff personnel to implement studies as Court-Watching Committees, Half-way Houses for Paroled Prisoners or Drug Addicts, and protest against unacceptable displays of horror and cruelty in the media.
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #73)
House of Bishops
On the Eighth Day, the Secretary read Message #73 from the House of Deputies on Resolution D-84; Violence, Its Cause and Cure.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #133)
| Abstract: | The 65th General Convention urges studies concerning violence and protests against displays of horror and cruelty in the media. |
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