The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 1979-D006 |
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| Title: | Encourage Conscientious Objectors to Register With the Church |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted |
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Resolved, That this 66th General Convention encourage young Episcopalians who consider themselves to be conscientious objectors to war to register that belief with the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church in the Register maintained for this purpose since 1940, and with the National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors; and be it further
Resolved, That this 66th General Convention acknowledge this Church's ministry to provide pastoral counseling for young persons if faced with a resumption of the draft or draft registration; and be it further
Resolved, That this 66th General Convention calls upon the Executive Council to provide adequate resources to implement and maintain an ongoing program of draft counseling for young people if faced with a resumption of the draft.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 1979 (New York: General Convention, 1980), p. C-102. |
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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
On the sixth day, the Committee on National and International Problems presented its Report #5 on Resolution D-6, and recommended a Substitute Resolution as follows:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 66th General Convention encourage young Episcopalians who consider themselves to be conscientious objectors to war to register that belief with the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church in the Register maintained for this purpose since 1940, and with the National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors; and be it further
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 66th General Convention acknowledge this Church's ministry to provide pastoral counseling for young persons if faced with a resumption of the draft or draft registration; and be it further
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 66th General Convention calls upon the Executive Council to provide adequate resources to implement and maintain an ongoing program of draft counseling for young people if faced with a resumption of the draft.
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #63)
House of Bishops
On the seventh day, HD Message #63, on Resolution D-6 amended was received.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #113)
| Abstract: | The 66th General Convention encourages young Episcopalians who consider themselves to be conscientious objectors to war to register that belief with the Episcopal Church and calls upon the Executive Council to provide resources for draft counseling. |
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