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> Resolutions of ACC-14 from 9th May

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> Resolutions ACC - 14

> 'The Bible in the Life of the Church'
> Resolved, 09.05.09

> The Anglican Consultative Council:

(a)	welcomes the presentation by Archbishop Phillip Aspinall and the
Director of Theological Studies on the proposed project 'The Bible in
the Life of the Church';

(b)	asks the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Secretary-General to
appoint a Steering Group to direct the project until ACC-15;

(c)	encourages the development of the project along the lines
presented, asking that the Steering Group take account of the work of,
and work collaboratively with, the Listening Process and the
Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order;

(d)	asks Provinces to contribute to the ongoing costs of the Project
over the next three years;

(e)	asks that a report on the project be presented to ACC-15.

> Network on Inter-Faith Concerns
> Resolved, 09.05.09

> The ACC

(a)	welcomes the varied work done by NIFCON in the field of inter
faith concerns;

(b)	commends the report Generous Love: the truth of the Gospel and
the Call to Dialogue for study in the Anglican Communion

(c)	endorses NIFCON's priorities for the next phase as set out in
their Report, in particular its desire to offer training resources in
the field of engagement with other faiths, and to assist the Anglican
Communion in responding more effectively to the situation of Christian
minorities living in difficult contexts.

(d)	welcomes the appointment of Most Revd Mouneer H Anis and Rt Revd
Tim Stevens as Presidents of NIFCON.

> Middle East (from APJN)
> Resolved, 09.05.09

The Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Kingston, Jamaica between
May 2-12, 2009, in response to the challenge in a sermon on May 3, 2009,
of the Archbishop of Canterbury to be a people of hope to those in need
of justice, forgiveness and reconciliation,

a.	deplores violence wherever it is used in conflict in the land of
Israel/Palestine and affirms its desire that a robust peace process in
the Palestinian/Israeli conflict leading to a two state solution should
be pursued by all parties without delay

b.	expresses its deep concern about recent and continuing events in
Gaza, and supports and draws attention to the 'Statement on the
situation in Gaza' issued by the February 2009 Primates meeting.

c.	laments the fact that current Israeli policies in relation to
the West Bank, in contravention of UN Security Council resolutions, have
created severe hardship for many Palestinians and have been experienced
as a physical form of apartheid.

d.	noting that a just peace must guarantee the security and
territorial integrity of  both Israel and the future state of Palestine
so that all the people of the area can live in peace and prosperity,
applauds President Barack Obama for his commitment to work for a just
peace for both Palestinians and Israelis, and calls on him and all
governments of the Middle East to work in co-operation with the United
Nations for the creation of a Palestinian state alongside the State of
Israel as defined by UN Security Council Resolutions,

e.	welcomes the Arab League statements which indicate a readiness
to make peace with the state of Israel, the resolution of the
Arab-Israeli conflict, and the normalization of relations, and calls on
the Israeli government to respond favourably to the Arab proposal in an
effort to end all forms of belligerence on the basis of international
law.

> f.	calls on Israel to

(i)	end its occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

(ii)	freeze immediately all settlement building with the intention to
abandon its settlement policy in preparation for a Palestinian state

(iii)	remove the separation barrier (wall) where it violates
Palestinian land beyond the Green Line

> (iv)	end home demolitions, and

(v)	close checkpoints in the Palestinian territories

g.	recognising that the city of Jerusalem is holy to Christianity,
Islam and Judaism and is not therefore the monopoly of any one religion,
upholds the view that members of all three faith groups should have free
access to their holy sites.

h.	calls on all people of faith and good will to pray and work for
peace so that justice and reconciliation may be achieved for all the
people of Palestine and Israel.

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