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General Convention 2009 Features, News, and Twitter Coverage
Equal Access Resolution Rejected in House of Deputies
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 8:03 am
Tags: general convention
Channel: Living Church Author: Steve Waring
General Convention’s House of Deputies declined to concur with the House of Bishops on an amended version of Resolution C061, which states that all baptized persons have equal access to the discernment process of this church. The action took place on Friday at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif.
However, the House of Bishops removed several phrases which listed specific individuals, including the following phrase: “No person shall be denied access or have his or her discernment process terminated because of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disabilities or age, except as otherwise provided by these Canons.”
Diamante A. Tavolaro of Rhode Island, a female to male transgendered deputy, agreed with the committee on world mission which recommended that the amended resolution not be approved. He said he would prefer that convention try again in… Read full post >> Go to the originating news channel for this excerpt to read the full article >>
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Additional Commemorations Accepted
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 8:01 am
Tags: general convention, worship, liturgy, holy women, holy men
Channel: Living Church Author: steve Waring
General Convention's House of Deputies suspended rules of order permitting the Standing Commision on Prayer Book, Liturgy and Church Music to submit all resolutions for consideration as a single block during the final afternoon session July 17 in Anaheim, Calif. The special rule was proposed after discussion over a handful of resolutions had already been engaged.
The special rule permitted deputies to approve all additional personnel proposed for Holy Women, Holy Men, an optional compilation of additional commemorations to Lesser Feasts and Fasts. Prior to adoption of the special rule, deputies stumbled over the wording of Resolution A099 which authorized inclusion of “The Blessed Virgin Mary God-bearer, Care of God’s Creation, Goodness of God's Creation, On the Occasion of a Disaster, On the Anniversary of a Disaster, Prophetic Witness in the Church, Prophetic Witness in Society, Reconciliation and Forgiveness, and Scientists and Environmentalists.”
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Rule on Consent to Bishops’ Elections Changed
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 7:59 am
Tags: general convention, polity
Channel: Living Church Author: Steve Waring
Pleased with the efficiency with which the House of Deputies was able to dispatch with resolutions submitted by the Standing Commission on Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music, the House of Deputies of General Convention voted on Friday afternoon to suspend the rules of order to permit all committees to give their reports at once.
The most significant change eliminated the possibility of a bishop receiving consent by General Convention if the election occurs within 120 days of the start of convention.
Christopher Hart of Pennsylvania opposed the resolution, noting that the deputation from the Diocese of Central Ecuador probably would not have been able to explain the complexity of its situation within the canonical time frame specified for standing committees and bishops with jurisdiction.
Sally Johnson of Minnesota also spoke in opposition. She said the Holy Spirit works at General… Read full post >> Go to the originating news channel for this excerpt to read the full article >>
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