| Resolution Number: | 1988-D056 |
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| Title: | Commend the Statement by the United Methodist Church on the Nuclear Crisis |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That this 69th General Convention of the Episcopal Church commend to the parishes and dioceses of this Church for study and reflection the statement of the Bishops of the United Methodist Church entitled "In Defense of Creation: The Nuclear Crisis and a Just Peace."
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Detroit, 1988 (New York: General Convention, 1989), p. 291. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Problems |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(D056)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 69th General Convention of the Episcopal Church affirm and adopt as its own this sentence from the Bishops of the United Methodist Church: "We conclude that Nuclear Deterrence is a position which cannot receive the church's blessing."
Proposed Committee Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 69th General Convention of the Episcopal Church commend to the parishes and dioceses of this Church for study and reflection the statement of the Bishops of the United Methodist Church entitled "In Defense of Creation: The Nuclear Crisis and a Just Peace."
Deputy Maynard of Montana proposed a substitute to the Substitute for D056.
Proposed Substitute:
Reinstating the original Resolution.
Debate followed.
A vote was taken on the Maynard substitute.
Motion defeated
Maynard substitute defeated
A vote was taken on the Committee Substitute for D056.
Motion carried
Substitute resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #230)
House of Bishops
The Committee on National and International Affairs [sic] presented its Report #31 on House of Deputies Message #230 on Resolution D056s (Nuclear Deterrence) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #341)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Abstract: | The 69th General Convention commends for study the statement of the United Methodist Church entitled, "In Defense of Creation: The Nuclear Crisis and a Just Peace." |
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