The Acts of Convention

House of Bishops

The House of Bishops Committee on Social Justice and International Policy presented its Report #12 on Resolution A110 (Clarify Distinction Between Biblical and Modern Israel) and moved adoption with amendment.

Original Text of Resolution:

(A110)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

That the 81st General Convention commits to making clear in liturgy and in teaching the distinction between Biblical and Modern Israel in Prayer Book liturgies and hymnody in order to reduce the confusion with the current State of Israel -- a conflation that reinforces the deceptive theology of Christian Zionism.

Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

That the 81st General Convention commits to making clear commit to clarifying, in liturgy and in teaching the through education a basic distinction between Biblical and Modern Israel in Prayer Book liturgies and hymnody biblical Israel and the modern State of Israel, in order to reduce the confusion with the current State of Israel -- a conflation that reinforces the deceptive theology of Christian Zionism. avoid a conflation of the two, and to reduce such confusion as contributes to the harmful effects of those religious ideologies popularly known as Christian Zionism, distinct from historic Jewish Zionism; and be it further

Resolved, that this resolution be referred to the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music, and that they be instructed to develop educational resources regarding problematic or potentially confusing hymns and liturgical texts, including instances in the Book of Common Prayer; and be it further

Resolved, that the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music report back to the 82nd General Convention with its findings, including the educational resources.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #36)