Reports of the Legislative Committees

1996 United Methodist General Conference

The committee recommended concurrence:

• Adding a new resolution on abortion clinic violence, which calls the UMC to "repent of violence" and "condemn the use of violence against providers of legal services related to productive health";
• Amending the resolution on "Responsible Parenthood";
• Adding two new resolutions on "A Dioxin Free Future" and urging the UMC to "stand against" any political or physical act that denies human and civil rights.

• Withdrawing membership in the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (a minority report was filed).

The committee recommended concurrence:

• Formulating a method of determining apportionments;
• Setting the number of special Sundays;
• Maintaining the current language in ¶906.12 dealing with funding for homosexual advocacy. A substitute motion from Wisconsin failed by three votes, and a minority report is forthcoming;
• Defining General Funds;
• Listing COCU in the Interdenominational Cooperation Funds;
• Continuing to fund the area of Abuse and/or Misuse of Drugs and Alcohol;
• Adding internal auditing function across agencies receiving general church funds.

The committee referred:

To GCFA to study a proposal to delete membership from formula for determining apportionments.

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