| Resolution Number: | 1982-B061 |
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| Title: | Reaffirm the Civil Rights of Homosexuals |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That the 67th General Convention reaffirms the actions taken by the General Conventions of 1976 and 1979 affirming that homosexual persons are children of God and are entitled to full civil rights.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982 (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-146. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(B061)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 67th General Convention reaffirms the actions taken by the General Conventions of 1976 and 1979 affirming that homosexual persons are children of God and are entitled to full civil rights.
The Committee moved the adoption of Resolution B-61 [as shown above].
Seconded by the Bishop of Michigan.
Motion carried
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #185)
House of Deputies
On the ninth day, the Chairman of the Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented Report #35 and recommended that the House concur with Message #185 of the House of Bishops on Resolution B-61A [sic] (Civil Rights of Homosexuals).
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #233)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 13.
| Abstract: | The 67th General Convention reaffirms the stance that homosexual persons are children of God and are entitled to full civil rights. |
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