Resolution Number: | 2000-B006 | |
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Title: | Endorse Birmingham Pledge on Racism | |
Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred | |
Final Text: |
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention endorse the Birmingham Pledge as a witness to our church's commitment to fight racism and challenge each member of the Episcopal Church to sign and live this pledge:
I believe...
- Every person has worth as an individual.
- Every person is entitled to dignity and respect, regardless of race or color.
- Every thought and every act of racial prejudice is harmful.
- If it is my thought or act, then it is harmful to me as well as to others.
Therefore, from this day forward, I will...
- Strive daily to eliminate racial prejudice from my thoughts and actions.
- Discourage racial prejudice by others at every opportunity.
- Treat all people with dignity and respect.
- Strive daily to honor this pledge, knowing that the world will be a better place because of my effort.
Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000 (New York: General Convention, 2001), p. 364. |
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