Today (Day 3 of General Convention 81), I met the dean of Canterbury Cathedral, the president and dean of Church Divinity School of the Pacific, the 4th century bishop of Myra, a member of the Anamchara Fellowship, and the former dean of Trinity Cathedral Phoenix.
Regarding legislation, we passed resolutions that:
– approved the expansion of the Diocese of Hawai’i to include Guam and Saipan (which currently comprise the now defunct Episcopal Church in Micronesia);
– condemn harmful and oppressive book bans and encourage dioceses and parishes to store and archive affirming books and material about LGBTQ+ and POC Christian experiences;
– strongly urge the US Congress to ban the possession of all military-style assault weapons, bump stocks, and high-capacity magazines (except for military-style assault weapons);
– grant the petition of the Navajoland Area Mission to become a Missionary Diocese, which now allows church members in the diocese to elect their own bishop while continuing to receive financial and other support from the wider church.
DANIEL DeFOREST LONDON 