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7/14/2009
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Deputies Nix Plan to Reveal Litigation Data
The House of Deputies on July 14 declined to concur with the House of Bishops on Resolution C067, which called for the Presiding Bishop and the Executive Council to provide a variety of financial information about their litigation strategy.
Posted on July 14, 2009
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Bishops Weigh Authorizing Local Same-Sex Blessing Rites
The House of Bishops moved one step closer towards authorizing local pastoral rites for the blessing of same-sex unions, debating Resolution C056: Liturgies for Blessings.
Posted on July 14, 2009
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Convention Criticized for ‘Choosing to Walk Apart’
The Bishop of Durham, the Rt. Rev. N.T. Wright, has issued a sharp rebuke to the 76th General Convention for approving Resolution D025, saying it “marks a clear break” with the Anglican Communion.
Posted on July 14, 2009
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Deputies Concur with Bishops on D025
Members of the House of Deputies appeared to be in no mood to alter the language of Resolution D025 passed by the House of Bishop on Monday.
Posted on July 14, 2009
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Voting Changes Slow Deputies’ Pace
Due to new rules of order approved by the House of Deputies earlier during the 76th General Convention, a roll call vote at the start of the legislative day July 14 slowed down the legislative calendar.
Posted on July 14, 2009
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News Analysis: Passage of D025 May Place TEC Outside Communion
Unlike the scenes surrounding the affirmation of the election of Bishop V. Gene Robinson at the 2003 General Convention, the bishops filed out of the house in somber mood after voting to adopt Resolution D025.
Posted on July 14, 2009
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Deputies Debate Transgender Canonical Change
The House of Deputies made up legislative time in the late afternoon session on July 13, dispensing with 20 different resolutions during a two-hour session.
Posted on July 14, 2009
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Bishops Adopt Resolution D025
The House of Bishops voted Monday to adopt an amended version of Resolution D025, legislation that Bishop Henry Parsley of Alabama asserted “will be interpreted internationally as a rejection of B033.”
Posted on July 14, 2009

