| Resolution Number: | 1979-C035 |
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| Title: | Express Gratitude to Groups Ministering to Homosexuals |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted |
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Resolved, That the 66th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, meeting in Denver, expresses gratitude for the work of all those groups which are ministering pastorally among homosexual persons in our society.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 1979 (New York: General Convention, 1980), p. C-130. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Miscellaneous Resolutions |
House of Bishops
On the ninth day, the Bishop Suffragan of New Jersey, Chairman of the Committee on Miscellaneous Resolutions, moved the adoption of a Substitute for Resolution C-35:
Whereas, the 1976 General Convention of the Episcopal Church, meeting in Minneapolis, resolved that homosexual persons are children of God who have a full and equal claim with all other persons upon the love, acceptance, and pastoral concern and care of the Church; be it therefore
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 66th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, meeting in Denver, expresses gratitude for the work of all those groups which are ministering pastorally among homosexual persons in our society.
The motion was seconded by the Bishop of Florida.
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #189)
House of Deputies
On the tenth day, HB Message #189 was referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Resolutions.
On the eleventh day, the Committee on Miscellaneous Resolutions presented its Report #24 on Resolution C-35, and recommended concurrence with HB Message #189.
| A division was called with the following result: | Yes--260 | No--201 |
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #236)
| Abstract: | The 66th General Convention expresses gratitude for the work of all those groups which are ministering pastorally among homosexual persons. |
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