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We proclaim with one voice as national spiritual and religious leaders that violence against women exists in all communities, including our own, and is morally, spiritually and universally intolerable.

We acknowledge that our sacred texts, traditions and values have too often been misused to perpetuate and condone abuse.

We commit ourselves to working toward the day when all women will be safe and abuse will be no more.

We draw upon our healing texts and practices to help make our families and societies whole.

Our religious and spiritual traditions compel us to work for justice and the eradication of violence against women.

We call upon people of all religious and spiritual traditions to join us.

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Winnie Bartel
National Association of Evangelicals

Commissioner Carol A. Basset
National President of Women's Ministries,
The Salvation Army

Tillie Black Bear
Executive Director,
White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, Lakota Traditionalist

His Eminence Metropolitan Christopher
Serbian Orthodox Church

Mr. Kirit C. Daftary
President,
Federation of Jain Associations
in North America

Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, Ph.D.
The Rabbinical Assembly,
The Worldwide Association of
Conservative Rabbis

Rabbi Daniel Ehrenkrantz
President,
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

Rev. Dr. Bob Edgar
General Secretary,
National Council of Churches

Rev. Dr. Marie M. Fortune
Founder and Senior Analyst,
FaithTrust Institute

Senior Bishop Marshall Gilmore
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

Dr. Raymond B. Goldstein
International President,
The United Synagogue of
Conservative Judaism

The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold
Presiding Bishop and Primate,
The Episcopal Church

Imam Mohamed Hag-Magid Ali
Islamic Society of North America

Rev. Mark S. Hanson
Presiding Bishop,
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Bishop Roger W. Haskins, Jr.
Western Area,
Free Methodist Church

Rev. Stan Hastey
Executive Director,
Alliance of Baptists

Rev. Dr. Bernice Powell Jackson
North America President,
World Council of Churches

Bishop Joseph F. James
Central Area,
Free Methodist Church

Archbishop Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim
Syrians Orthodox Church

Bishop David W. Kendall
Heartland Area,
Free Methodist Church

Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick
Stated Clerk of the General Assembly,
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Christine M. Laitner
President,
The Swedenborgian Church
of North America

Rabbi Norman Lamm
Chancellor and Rosh HaYeshiva,
Yeshiva University

Rev. Michael E. Livingston
International Council of Community Churches

Rev. Brian D. McLaren
Emergent

Rev. Dr. A. Roy Medley
General Secretary,
American Baptist Churches in the USA

Most Rev. Robert M. Nemkovich
Prime Bishop,
Polish National Catholic Church

Socho Koshin Ogui
Bishop,
Buddhist Churches of America

Rev. Glenn R. Palmberg
President,
Evangelical Covenant Church

Imam Hassan Qazwini
Religious Director,
Islamic Center of America

Rev. Kathryn Goering Reid
Association of Brethren Caregivers
Church of the Brethren

Skip Sandman
Traditional Healer,
Ojibwe Nation

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal

Tinker Schuman
Ojibwe Elder,
Ojibwe Nation

Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi
President,
The Fiqh Council of North America

Rev. William G. Sinkford
President,
Unitarian Universalist Association
of Congregations

Bishop Richard D. Snyder
Eastern Area,
Free Methodist Church

Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed
Secretary General,
Islamic Society of North America

Rev. John H. Thomas
General Minister and President
United Church of Christ

President Stephen M. Veazey
Community of Christ

Archbishop Vsevolod of Scopelos
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of U.S.A.

Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins
General Minister and President Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Bishop Peter D. Weaver
President,
Council of Bishops
United Methodist Church

Rev. David L. Wickmann
President,
Moravian Church, Northern Province

Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson
Moderator,
Metropolitan Community Church

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie
President,
Union for Reform Judaism


On April 5, 2006 forty-two national religious leaders from around the country declared violence against women as intolerable and pledged their commitment to its eradication. The National Declaration by Religious Leaders to Address Violence Against Women will be distributed to every battered women's program in the U.S. Women will see this list and determine whether their faith community supports them in seeking safety for themselves and their children. When people of faith join with other community leaders to address domestic violence, we will see ancient roadblocks turn into resources that save lives and bring healing. Please join other people of faith in signing the Declaration.



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Number Name Location Faith Community
3241Mr. saad idreesphonix, AZMuslim
3240Ms. Lois TateMount Vernon, ILUnited Methodist Church
3237Dr. Tim CranfillSan Antonio, TXChurch of God
3236Rev. Salina E. WilcoxAlpharetta, GAUnited Methodist Church
3235Ms. Cheryl GreenwaldStatesville, NCJewish
3234Dr. Dianna Hill-Greenfairfield, CAChurch of God in Christ
3232Friend tracey bartholomewwatertown, NYChristian
3231Ms. Daisha HulingConcord, CAChristian
3230The Rev. Dr, Deborah SilverDecatur, GAThe Episcopal Church
3228Ms. M\'Liss Heller DematatisSilver Spring, MDUnited Methodist Church
3227Ms. Sandra Stilling SeehausenCary, ILRoman Catholic
3225Ms. Elisabeth ShelbyPhoenix, AZUnited Church of Christ
3221Ms. Sharron BaderSt. Petersburg, FLMetaphysical
3218Pastor John MontoyaMoreno Valley, CAChristian
3215Dr. Gali TealakhRichmond, VAMuslim
3214Ms. gladys rustayAtlanta, GAPresbyterian Church (USA)
3213Friend Cheryl lee BuchananRome, otBaha\'i International Community
3212Ms. Katie ClarkBurbank, CANon-Denominational Christian
3211Rev. Susan Poole SolomonRemsen, NYPresbyterian Church (USA)
3210Rev. Lisa R. EyeDanville, KYPresbyterian Church (USA)
3209Rev. Rozellia Matthewspleasantville, NJUnited Methodist Church
3208Rev. Bill and Mrgaret P PowerLanesville, INUnited Methodist Church
3207Dr. Sandra HanseeBrodnax, VANon-Denominational Christian
3206Ms. LaCresha MitchenerBowie, MDSeventh-day Adventist
3205Ms. Angela SargentRockville, MDChristian
3203Ms. MELANIE OBRIENSHAVERTOWN, PAChristian
3202Mrs. Eileen SmithOakdale, PAPresbyterian Church (USA)
3200Ms. Dale SheffieldWellington, OHNon-Denominational Christian
3198Ms. Michelle SmithThurmont, MDChristian
3197Rev. Myrna Thurmond-MaloneRiverdale, GABaptist
3196Ms. Angela RossiWarwick, RINon-Denominational Christian
3195Rev. Cynthia OlsonSacramento, CAInterfaith
3194Elder Matthew AtkinsonOklahoma City, OKCommunity of Christ
3193Chaplain Joe BradleyJeffersonville, INChurch of Christ
3191Mr. Michael PhippsSeattle, WAUnited Church of Christ
3190Dr. Christine HultLogan, UTPresbyterian Church (USA)
3189Ms. Melek Zeynep OyludagTulsa, OKGeneral Muslim Community of America
3188Ms. Dervette GreenPlantation, FLSeventh-day Adventist
3186Bishop BENNIE LUSBY JR.CARTERSVILLE, GAPentecostal
3185Rev. MODHIS VINOTH MOHANmadurai, otPentecostal
3181Deaconess Minnie MurrellAlabaster, ALUnited Methodist Church
3180Friend Tammy WellsGlennville, GABaptist
3179Rev. Danny S. N. GiwlayGbarnga, GABaptist
3178Dr. Cella Bernardgadsden, SCChristian
3177Rev. Cat BridgesStaten Island, NYHumanistic and Naturalistic
3176Ms. Jennie FournierTaunton, MAChristian and Missionary Alliance
3175Rev. Robbin MelchiorreSilver Spring, MDInterfaith/OCCA
3174Rev. Carla IvisonWestport, CTInterfaith
3173Sister deborah rogersseattle, WAChristian
3172Rev. abiola CrownNairobi, otChristian
3171Rev. Beverly GrayPhiladelphia, PABaptist
3170Rev. Angela SmithDesoto, TXChristian
3169Chaplain Samir SoulaimanProvidence, RIMuslim
3167Director Elena MeloniRedondo Beach, CAMuslim
3166Imam Talal EidQuincy, MAMuslim
3165Ms. Laura WENCELBLATBuenos Aires, MSJewish
3164Rev. Nelia KimbroughAtlanta, GAUnited Methodist Church
3163Ms. Anna Katherine MontgomeryAstoria, NYChristian
3162Ms. Tracy WardDubai, otBorn again Christian
3161Sister Asha HagiWoburn, MAIslamic Society of North America
3160Sister Wanda SaeedWoonsocket, RIMuslim
3159Ms. Fethiya AboubakerQuincy, MAAmerican Muslim Society
3158Mrs. Leslie Hill-AliColumbus, OHMuslim
3157Rev. Denise LeopoldSacramento, CAMetropolitan Community Church
3156Dr. eduard loringatlanta, GABaptist
3154Ms. Kae EatonBellevue, WAThe Episcopal Church
3153Rev. Joyce CrutchfieldTolland, CTUnited Church of Christ
3151Rev. Joyce DuerrWesterly, RIAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
3149Ms. Christy Stroussseattle, WANon-Denominational Christian
3148Pastor Rev. Patricia A. TATUMSHARON, PABaptist
3147Ms. Amy RobertsEdmonds, WAThe Episcopal Church
3146Ms. Laurie FrenchBristol, CTChristian
3145Ms. Stacie AppleShoreline, WAChristian
3144Friend Corinne VanceKirkland, WAChristian
3143Rev. Margaret BeckmanHolden, MEUnitarian Universalist
3142Friend Lisa McBrideCoos Bay, ORUnitarian Universalist
3141Dr. Jacqueline TorresWindsor, CTNon-Denominational Christian
3139Mrs. Amber Leibenguthtamaqua, PASpiritual but not religious
3136Bishop joseph mcnealgrove city, PANon-Denominational Christian
3133Ms. Dixielynn JohnsonMolalla, ORChristian
3132Ms. Edwrina Wilford-AncrumCharlote, NCNon-Denominational Christian
3128Mr. Danny WoodallPort Neches, TXBaptist
3126Rev. Susan SprowlsAnn Arbor, MILutheran
3125Ms. LaKeesha MerchantLawrenceville, GAChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
3124Dr. Gloria ZuurveenLos Angeles, CAAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
3122Ms. anita mcleoddurham, NCnature based spirituality
3121Minister Alaenor LondonNashville, TNChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
3120Ms. jessica wardsylva, NCThe Free Episcopal Church
3117Rev. Joyce RandallLos Angeles, CAAfrican Methodist Episcopal Liberated Church
3116Rev. Francine BrookinsOakland, CAAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church
3112Rev. Elizabeth Whitfield SherrellWestover, ALNon-Denominational Christian
3110Dr. Lakita LongAntioch, CANon-Denominational Christian
3109Ms. Connie WalkdenColumbia station, OHUnited Methodist Church
3107Ms. Mariah Keniburien, WAChristian
3106Ms. Paula Kathleen (Kathy) DawsonSeattle, WAChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
3105Ms. Maria ThysellJamestown, NDEpiscopalian
3104Pastor Alvina OlsteadOpheim, MTLutheran
3103Rev. Nancy Newton RatzCincinnati, OHUnited Methodist Church
3102Dr. Aleticia Kyle Silverwood TijerinaOlympia, WAIndigenous
3101Ms. D. Iris ThorVestal,, NYUnitarian Universalist
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