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National Declaration

The National Declaration with the list of signers

National Declaration by Religious and Spiritual Leaders
to Address Violence Against Women

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.

>> Sign the National Declaration now!

Commissioner Carol A. Basset
The Salvation Army

Winnie Bartel
Board of Directors,
National Association of Evangelicals

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

Rev. Geoffrey A. Black
General Minister and President
United Church of Christ

His Eminence Metropolitan Christopher
Serbian Orthodox Church

Mr. Kirit C. Daftary
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. Dwight J. Friesen
Coordinating Group
Emergent Village

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

Rev. Kathryn Goering Reid
Church of the Brethren

Imam Mohamed Hag-Magid Ali
Islamic Society of North America

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

Rev. Paula Clayton Dempsey
Executive Director,
Alliance of Baptists

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

Archbishop Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim
Syrians Orthodox Church

Bishop David W. Kendall
Heartland Area,
Free Methodist Church

Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon
General Secretary,
National Council of Churches

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

Dr. Ingrid Mattson
Secretary General,
Islamic Society of North America

Rev. Brian D. McLaren
Emergent

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

Rev. Peter Morales
President,
Unitarian Universalist Association
of Congregations

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 Convenant Church

Rev. Gradye Parsons
Stated Clerk of the General Assembly,
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Imam Hassan Qazwini
Religious Director,
Islamic Center of America

Skip Sandman
Traditional Healer,
Ojibwe Nation

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church

Tinker Schuman
Ojibwe Elder,
Ojibwe Nation

Rev. William J. Shaw
National Baptist Convention, USA

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

Bishop Richard D. Snyder
Eastern Area,
Free Methodist Church

Rev. Ronald P. Thomas, Jr.
Executive Director
Advent Christian General Conference

Rev. Stephen J. Thurston, Sr.
President
National Baptist Convention of America, International

President Stephen M. Veazey
Community of Christ

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

 


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Declaration Signers

Here are 100 of the most recent people to have signed the petition:

NameLocationFaith Community
Rev. Theresa Brion Frostburg, MD The Episcopal Church
Rev. Rebecca Voelkel Minneapolis, MN United Church of Christ
Dr. Sarah Rieth Mint Hill, NC Episcopal
Michelle Lifton Seattle, WA
Albert Fortune Asheville, NC United Methodist Church
Rev. Linda Cherry Los Angeles, CA Non-Denominational Christian
Mrs. A. Louissaint Brooklyn, NY Church of God
Ms. Lena Willis Atlanta, GA Baptist
Mrs. Eva Lazaar Bronx, NY Other
Andre Cathey Philadelphia, PA Other
Ms. Leonor Rosario Jersey City, NJ Buddhist
Mrs. Tina Davis-Wall Laurinburg, NC Baptist
Elder Belinda Rice Charlotte, NC Presbyterian -USA
Susan K. Peterson Ft Collins, CO Mar Thoma Church
Rev. Kathryn Jans Seattle, WA American Baptist
Ms. Barbara Lynn Highland Springs, VA Non-Denominational Christian
Ms. Marsha R. Jones Saint Louis, Missouri Christian
Rev. Gloria Payne-Carter Buffalo, NY Episcopal
Grace Rank Corpus Christi, TX Roman Catholic
Sister Elizabeth Steele Seattle, WA Lutheran
Rev. Elizabeth Maupin Issaquah, WA Varied Denominations
Deacon Sheryl Nelson Montgomery, AL Self disclosed Christian
Rabbi Alan Henkin Jewish -- Reform
Rev. David Skiff Free Methodist
Mrs. Emmajean M. Haynes Southworth, WA National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
Laurie Bracelin New Holland, PA Christian
Mrs. Annette Anderson Dallas, OR Evangelical
Ms. Sheila Ely Monticello, MN Christian and Missionary Alliance
Ms. Maureen Gallatin Bothell, WA Ojibwe Nation
Rev. Lea Walker-Clark Austin, Texas Other
Julie Taylor New York, NY United Methodist Church
Ms. Denise Wolford Arlington, TX Non-Denominational Christian
Pastor Lisa Canterbury Forest City, NC Presbyterian Church (USA)
Mr. James Warren Conover, NC Non-Denominational Christian
Deacon Glenn Vecchitto Chula Vista, CA Roman Catholic
Ms. Patricia Hamilton Seattle, WA Presbyterian Church (USA)
Rabbi Diana Gerson New York, NY Jewish
Ms. Lily Alavi Salt Lake City, Utah Muslim
Ms. Barbra Graber Harrisonburg, VA Mennonite Church USA
Beth Hope Wheeler, OR Other
Marissa Greentree Jefferson City, MO Non-Denominational Christian
Mrs. Samantha Soto Pasadena, CA Christian
Rev. Joe Bair Douglas, WY United Church of Christ
Ms. Catherine Windsor Medford, OR Other
Cecilia Medrano El Mirage, AZ Roman Catholic
Nancy Poling Black Mountain, NC Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Rev. Kathleen Patton Longview, WA Episcopal
Phyllis Hyatt Brooklyn, NY Self disclosed Christian
Rev. Loey Powell Cleveland, OH United Church of Christ
Rev. Dr. Joanne Sizoo Charlotte, NC Presbyterian -USA
Rev. Dr. Edward G. Wulfekuehler Jr. Kihei, HI United Church of Christ
Rev. Ann Rhee Menzie Oakland, CA Presbyterian -USA
Sandi Thompson-Royer Spokane, WA Presbyterian -USA
Joan Fenton Phoenix, AZ Presbyterian -USA
Rev. Kenton Smith Los Gatos, CA Presbyterian Church (USA)
Rev. Jeffrey Spencer Fremont, CA United Church of Christ
Anita Silvestri Riverside, CA Presbyterian -USA
Linda Gehman Peachey Lancaster, PA Mennonite
Dr. Nancy Nienhuis North Reading, MA Unitarian
Rev. Anne Morawski Albuquerque, NM Lutheran
Rabbi Lisa Gelber New York, NY Jewish -- Conserv.
Rev. Donna Frey DeCou Seattle, WA Presbyterian -USA
Rev. James S. Evinger Rochester, NY Presbyterian -USA
Rev. Marvin Eckfeldt Kent, WA Disciples of Christ
Rabbi Mark Dratch Jewish - Orthodox
Rev. Gail Crouch Seattle, WA United Church of Christ
Rev. Dr. James Poling Black Mountain, NC Presbyterian -USA
Daryle R. Woodward Denver, CO Secular
Rev. Gayle Strickler, Jr. Marshalltown, IA United Church of Christ
Rabbi Ruth Alpers Cincinnati, OH Jewish -- Reform
Greg Loughlin Atlanta, GA Episcopal
Dr. Kathleen J.M. Haynes Episcopal
Dr. William Hill Jonesboro, GA Christian
Sharon Spencer Newburg, PA Methodist
Dr. Laura Bailey Seattle, WA Disciples of Christ
John Davis San Francisco, CA Protestant - other
Deaconess Joanne M. Reich, LMSW New York, NY Methodist
Kimberly Day-Lewis, JD Baltimore, MD Quaker (Friends)
Rabbi Julie Schwartz Atlanta, GA Jewish -- Reform
Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell Philadelphia, PA Jewish -- Reform
Mrs. Marta Valladolid San Pedro, CA Roman Catholic
Sister Maureen Turlish New Castle, DE Roman Catholic
Mrs. Anne Shafkowitz Elmont, NY Jewish
Rev. Cecil Prescod Portland, OR United Church of Christ
Mrs. Sherylyn Rodrigues Durango, CO Non-Denominational Christian
Ms. Toni Bolton Mandeville, LA Roman Catholic
Cecelia Sheoships Spokane, WA Other
Sr. Donna Savage Non-Denominational Christian
Rev. Martin Shelton-Jenck Bainbridge Island, WA Presbyterian Church (USA)
Sharon Rollins Woodway, TX
Ms. Vivian Meyer Betts Waterloo, IA Unitarian Universalist
Sister Heather Rollins, OPA Virginia Beach, VA The Episcopal Church
Rev. Dr. Ruth Hicks Boise, ID Presbyterian Church (USA)
Rev. Thomas Momberg Frederick, MD The Episcopal Church
Mrs. Steve and Samantha Nelson Thompsonville, IL Evangelical
Ms. Ruth Corbett Brooklyn, NY Baptist Unknown
Ms. Susanne Chin Briarwood, NY Metropolitan Community Church
Rev. Joni Stoneking Hillsboro, OR United Church of Christ
Ms. Heidi Behrens-Benedict Bellevue, WA United Church of Christ
Ms. Robin Shepherd Morgan Hill, CA Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

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