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Resolution Number: 2000-D008
Title: Adopt Diocesan Resolution on Suicide Prevention
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred as Amended
Final Text:

Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention adopt and affirm the resolution on Suicide Prevention by the Diocese of West Tennessee at its 19th convention, March 25, 2000:

  1. We affirm our belief that, as St. Paul teaches (Romans 8:39), "Nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."
  2. We pledge ourselves to collaborate with other religious bodies and secular agencies in educating ourselves to recognize and minister more appropriately to those among us who are especially at risk of suicide as well as those who are impacted by the suicide of others; and
  3. We urge that all levels of the Episcopal Church, parochial, diocesan, and national, accord high priority to the prevention of suicide in prayers and programming.
Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000 (New York: General Convention, 2001), p. 173.

Legislative History

Author:
Originating House: House of Deputies
Originating Committee: Committee on Social and Urban Affairs

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(D008)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention confirm the following:

  1. We affirm our belief that, as St. Paul teaches (Romans 8:39), "Nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."
  2. We pledge ourselves to collaborate with other religious bodies and secular agencies in educating ourselves to recognize and minister more appropriately to those among us who are especially at risk of suicide as well as those who are impacted by the suicide of others; and
  3. We urge that all levels of the Episcopal Church, parochial, diocesan, and national, accord high priority to the prevention of suicide in prayers and programming.

Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention confirm the following adopt and affirm the resolution on Suicide Prevention by the Diocese of West Tennessee at its 19th Convention, March 25, 2000:

  1. We affirm our belief that, as St. Paul teaches (Romans 8:39), "Nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."
  2. We pledge ourselves to collaborate with other religious bodies and secular agencies in educating ourselves to recognize and minister more appropriately to those among us who are especially at risk of suicide as well as those who are impacted by the suicide of others; and
  3. We urge that all levels of the Episcopal Church, parochial, diocesan, and national, accord high priority to the prevention of suicide in prayers and programming.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #9)

House of Bishops

The House of Bishops Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #4 on HD Message #9 on Resolution D008 (Suicide Prevention) and moved concurrence.

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #71)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 8.

Abstract:   The 73rd General Convention adopts and affirms a resolution on suicide prevention.