Refer a Resolution on a Jubilee
2000 Program
(original text)
Resolved,
the House of Deputies concurring, That the year 2000, which will
commemorate two millennia since the birth of Jesus, the herald
of God's Jubilee, be declared a Jubilee Year, to be known as Jubilee
2000, by this 70th General Convention; and be
it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal
Church prepare for this Jubilee Year by seeking to implement the
biblical Jubilee imperative of debt forgiveness by:
working to develop a sound financial
plan for the forgiveness of debts presently owed by nations in
the Two-Thirds World to governments and financial institutions
in the western industrialized world; and
working to develop practical plans for the forgiveness of debts
owed by the poor in our own society to financial institutions;
and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal
Church prepare for Jubilee 2000 by seeking to implement the biblical
Jubilee imperative of faithful stewardship of God's creation
by:
working to alter lifestyle patterns of resource use among Episcopalians
and among Americans generally, in the direction of recycling materials,
decreasing wastefulness, conserving energy resources, maintaining
a moderate standard of living, and living in harmony with the
environment; and
working to encourage responsible use of the earth's resources
by Americans abroad and by other peoples and nations; and be
it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal
Church prepare for Jubilee 2000 by seeking to implement the biblical
Jubilee imperative of human liberation by:
strengthening the Church's efforts to liberate persons in our
own society from all forms of oppression, including racism, sexism,
classism, addiction, abuse, violence and poverty, and
strengthening the Church's efforts to liberate persons internationally,
especially political prisoners and including peoples suffering
on account of war, foreign intervention, or oppressive economic
and political systems; and be it further
Resolved, That the prospect of
Jubilee 2000 be publicized throughout our Church and that dioceses
and parishes be encouraged to develop plans to implement debt
forgiveness, environmental stewardship and human liberation in
preparation for Jubilee 2000; and be it further
Resolved, That the Standing Commission
on World Mission, the Standing Commission on Peace, the Standing
Commission on Metropolitan Areas, the Jubilee Ministry at the
Episcopal Church Center and other appropriate bodies of the Church
be requested to cooperate in developing a plan for the implementation
of this resolution – such a plan to include consultation
with the Anglican Consultative Council, Anglican and ecumenical
partners, other religious bodies, financial institutions, governmental
and non-governmental organizations – and provide a progress
report to the 1994 General Convention.
Author: The Standing Commission on Human
Affairs
Status: A version
of this resolution was passed at the 71st General Convention
as
Prepare for Jubilee 2000.
Source: Archives of the Episcopal
Church
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