| Resolution Number: | 2003-A027 |
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| Title: | Use Preferred Forms of Address for Men, Women, and Groups |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Substituted |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention strongly encourage bodies of The Episcopal Church to respect and reflect the equality of men and women in the Church bestowed by Baptism by (1) addressing individuals by the form of address each one prefers, and (2) addressing groups by forms of address that include everyone equally.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003 (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 181f. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Executive Council: Committee on the Status of Women |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Communications |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Communications presented its Report #3 on Resolution A027 (Use of Titles) and moved adoption of a substitute.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A027)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 74th General Convention direct all bodies of ECUSA to respect the baptismal parity of women and men in the church by consistently using language and titles that equally identify women (lay and ordained) with their male counterparts.
Committee Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 74th General Convention strongly encourages bodies of The Episcopal Church to respect and reflect the equality of men and women in the Church bestowed by Baptism by (1) addressing individuals by the form of address each one prefers, and (2) addressing groups by forms of address that include everyone equally.
Motion carried
Substitute resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #24)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Communications presented its Report #3 on HD Message #24 on Resolution A027 (Use of Titles) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #120)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, August 4.
| Report Reference: | Executive Council: Committee on the Status of Women, Reports to the 74th General Convention, 2003, pp. 87-93. |
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| Abstract: | The 74th General Convention encourages Church bodies to respect the equality of men and women by using preferred forms of address for individuals and for groups. |