ATLANTA, GA: Unprecedented HOD meeting held to facilitate same gender blessings
ATLANTA, GA: Unprecedented HOD meeting is held to facilitate same gender blessings
By Mary Ann Mueller
Special Correspondent
www.virtueonline.org
March 21, 2011
An unprecedented and historic meeting of the House of Deputies (HOD) was held last Friday and Saturday at the Hilton Atlanta Airport hotel. They gathered in Georgia's capitol city to help develop liturgical resources for same-gender blessings to bring to next year's General Convention in Indianapolis.
Only twice before has the House of Deputies met outside of a scheduled General Convention - once in 1821 and again in 1969. Both times the HOD meetings were in conjunction with the House of Bishops and were convened as Special General Conventions with powers to create policy and amend canons.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Mary Ann Mueller
Special Correspondent
www.virtueonline.org
March 21, 2011
An unprecedented and historic meeting of the House of Deputies (HOD) was held last Friday and Saturday at the Hilton Atlanta Airport hotel. They gathered in Georgia's capitol city to help develop liturgical resources for same-gender blessings to bring to next year's General Convention in Indianapolis.
Only twice before has the House of Deputies met outside of a scheduled General Convention - once in 1821 and again in 1969. Both times the HOD meetings were in conjunction with the House of Bishops and were convened as Special General Conventions with powers to create policy and amend canons.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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