| Resolution Number: | 2003-D066 |
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| Title: | Endorse ACC Resolutions on the Environment |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention endorse and implement the four resolutions passed by the September 2002 Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting in Hong Kong which
- ask all churches of the Anglican Communion to place environmental care on their agenda;
- ask all Anglicans to make their own personal commitment to care for God's world, respecting all life, for "the Earth is the Lord's and all that is in it" (Psalm 24);
- establish the Anglican Environmental Network as an official network of the Anglican Communion; and
- endorse for immediate action the declaration of the Global Anglican Congress of the Stewardship of Creation.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003 (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 329f. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Ms. Martha S. Gardner (Newark) |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Concerns |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #31 on Resolution D066 (Declaration on Sustainable Development) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D066)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 74th General Convention endorse and implement the four resolutions passed by the September 2002 Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting in Hong Kong which
- ask all churches of the Anglican Communion to place environmental care on their agenda;
- ask all Anglicans to make their own personal commitment to care for God's world, respecting all life, for "the Earth is the Lord's and all that is in it" (Psalm 24);
- establish the Anglican Environmental Network as an official network of the Anglican Communion; and
- endorse for immediate action the declaration of the Anglican Congress to the Anglican Communion.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 74th General Convention endorse and implement the four resolutions passed by the September 2002 Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting in Hong Kong which
- ask all churches of the Anglican Communion to place environmental care on their agenda;
- ask all Anglicans to make their own personal commitment to care for God's world, respecting all life, for "the Earth is the Lord's and all that is in it" (Psalm 24);
- establish the Anglican Environmental Network as an official network of the Anglican Communion; and
- endorse for immediate action the declaration of the Global
Anglican Congress of the Stewardship of Creation
to the Anglican Communion.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #164)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #20 on HD Message #164 on Resolution D066 (Declaration on Sustainable Development) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #241)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, August 8.
| Abstract: | The 74th General Convention endorses resolutions on the environment passed by the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC). |
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