Resolution Number: | 1988-D017 | |
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Title: | Support Conscientious Decisions Regarding Individual Participation in War | |
Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted and Amended | |
Final Text: |
Resolved, That this 69th General Convention of the Episcopal Church declare its belief that non-violent refusal to participate in or prepare for war is a faithful response of a member of this Church and that a decision to participate in or prepare for war should be made only after careful and prayerful consideration; and be it further
Resolved, That a person making such a conscientious decision either not to participate or to participate have the respect, the support and the ministry of the Church.
Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Detroit, 1988 (New York: General Convention, 1989), p. 275. |
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