We can still give more to other charities. If we learn to live beneath our means not beyond our means we can do this. We need to give in proportion. Tom Ambrose said the General Synod resolution was on the lines given by Stephen Tooke. Andrew Leslie emphasised Psalm 24 'The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it'.
Personal commitment is important.
The General Synod had never made a personal commitment. That is what we vote for today. We do it with our eyes open that this is a personal commitment. Then we can urge it on others. The Amendment carried and the statement, with consequential changes, was adopted by the Synod by 89 votes to 14.