| Resolution Number: | 2015-D041 |
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| Title: | Denounce Violence and Pray for Peace in Syria |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention denounce the slaughter and displacement of Syrians; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention ask the Office of Government Relations to provide specific advocacy actions for members of The Episcopal Church to make; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention encourage faith communities to develop both corporate and personal opportunities to pray for peace in the Middle East, for an end to the humanitarian and refugee crisis in Syria, and for the continued witness and presence of Christian communities there.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City, 2015 (New York: General Convention, 2015), p. 923. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rev. Thomas Brown |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Social Justice and International Policy |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social Justice and International Policy presented its Report #14 on Resolution D041 (Advocacy and Prayer for Syria) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D041)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 78th General Convention denounce the slaughter and displacement of Syrians; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention ask the Office of Government Relations to provide specific advocacy actions for members of The Episcopal Church to make; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention encourage faith communities to develop both corporate and personal opportunities to pray for peace in the Middle East, for an end to the humanitarian and refugee crisis in Syria, and for the continued witness and presence of Christian communities there.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #224)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Social Justice and International Policy presented its Report #17 on HB Message #224 on Resolution D041 (Advocacy and Prayer for Syria) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #361)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 3.
| Abstract: | The 78th General Convention denounces the slaughter and displacement of Syrians, asks for advocacy actions, and encourages prayers for peace in Syria. |
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