The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(B012)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Bishops and Deputies to this General Convention work to establish within their respective jurisdictions the means to encourage and enable the widest possible study and conversation on Continuing the Dialogue: A Pastoral Teaching of the House of Bishops to the Church as It considers Issues of Human Sexuality; and be it further

Resolved, That a national Committee on Dialogue on Human Sexuality composed of twelve members of this Convention with competency and skills in education be appointed by the chairs of the two Houses, four members of the House of Bishops and eight members of the House of Deputies (two clerical and six lay Deputies), persons of varying points of view, to enable continuing dialogue by providing a study guide to the Pastoral Teaching and such other supports as it may deem appropriate, by providing training for dialogue leaders, by maintaining contact with the several dioceses, and by keeping the dioceses and provinces informed of dialogue in process throughout the Church, reporting to the 72nd General Convention; and be it further

Resolved, That the national Committee on Dialogue encourage conversation on the issues of human sexuality with both Anglican and ecumenical partners open to such communication at national, diocesan and local levels, and be it further

Resolved, That this General Convention appropriate $70,000 to support the work of the Committee on Dialogue through the coming triennium.

Proposed Committee Amendment:

Resolved , the House of Bishops concurring, That the Bishops and Deputies to this General Convention work to establish within their respective jurisdictions the means to encourage and enable the widest possible study and conversation on CONTINUING THE DIALOGUE -A Pastoral Teaching of the House of Bishops to the Church as It considers Issues of Human Sexuality; Continuing the Dialogue: A Pastoral Study Document of the House of Bishops to the Church as the Church Considers Issues of Human Sexuality; and be it further

Resolved, That a national Committee on Dialogue on Human Sexuality composed of twelve members of this Convention with competency and skills in education be appointed by the chairs of the two Houses, four members of the House of Bishops and eight members of the House of Deputies (two clerical and six lay Deputies), persons of varying points of view, to enable continuing dialogue by providing a study guide to the Pastoral Teaching and such other supports a variety of resources as it may deem appropriate, by providing training for dialogue leaders, by maintaining contact with the several dioceses, and by keeping the dioceses and provinces informed of dialogue in process throughout the Church, reporting to the 72nd General Convention; and be it further

Resolved, That this Church commit itself to dialogue in faith, with no expectation of uniformity, but every expectation of unity; and be it further

Resolved, That the national Committee on Dialogue encourage conversation on the issues of human sexuality with both Anglican and ecumenical partners open to such communication at national, diocesan and local levels; and be it further

Resolved, That this General Convention appropriate $70,000 to support the work of the Committee on Dialogue through the coming triennium , subject to funding in the budget.

Deputy Baer of Western Louisiana moved an amendment to B012.

Proposed Amendment:

Delete the second, fourth and fifth resolveds, and delete words"; and be it further" from the third resolved.

Debate followed.

The question was called to terminate debate of the Baer amendment to B012.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on the Baer amendment to B012.

Motion defeated

Baer amendment defeated

Deputy Macintosh of Kansas moved an amendment to B012.

Proposed Amendment:

Insert after the third Resolved: "; and be it further

Resolved, That during these three years of dialogue, a moratorium be declared on the blessing of same-sex unions and on the ordination of practicing homosexuals; and be it further

Resolved, That this moratorium is to be considered a part of the discipline of this Church."

The clerical deputations from New York and Massachusetts, and the lay deputation from Rochester called for a vote by orders on the Macintosh amendment.

Deputy Kimbrough of North Carolina moved to postpone indefinitely the vote on the Macintosh amendment to B012. A vote was taken on the Kimbrough motion.

Motion to postpone defeated

A vote by orders was taken on the Macintosh amendment to B012.

The Secretary read the results of Ballot #8 on the Macintosh amendment to B012 (Support Church in Studying Bishops' Pastoral on Human Sexuality).

Motion defeated

Macintosh amendment defeated

The Secretary reminded the House of the defeat of the Macintosh amendment to Resolution B012, in the Results of Ballot #8.

Deputy Koscheski of South Carolina moved to extend debate long enough to permit those standing at microphones to speak for an additional five minutes on B012, as amended by the committee.

Motion defeated

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on B012, as amended.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #213)