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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

Rev. Paula Clayton Dempsey
Executive Director,
Alliance of Baptists

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. 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
Ellen Johanson Federal Way, WA Free Methodist
Shirley Fessel Gladstone, MO Other
Chaplain Jon Powers Delaware, OH United Methodist Church
Rev. Chris Moore Oklahoma City, OK United Church of Christ
Laurie McCOnkey Bellingham, WA Assembly of God
Susan Arvai Ft. Myers, Fl Christian
Nicole Gibbons Deltona, Florida Christian
Ms. Kristen Commodore Mission Hills, CA Christian
Mia Baumgartner Seattle, WA Lutheran
Deacon Deborah Jasmin linden, nj Non-Denominational Christian
Rev. Patrick pierre Jonesboro, GA Non-Denominational Christian
Mrs. Marie G Pierre Jonesboro, GA Non-Denominational Christian
Mr. Rosnal Elien Mcdonough, GA Non-Denominational Christian
Sister Marie M. Elien Mcdonough, GA Non-Denominational Christian
Ms. Brynne Morningstar La Grande, OR Other
Sister Farlene Carlixte McDonough, Ga Non-Denominational Christian
Deacon Nerlin St. Fleur Mcdonough, Georgia Non-Denominational Christian
Deacon Ewald Faugue Mcdonough, GA Non-Denominational Christian
Deacon Iniace Remy Stockbridge, GA Non-Denominational Christian
Mrs. Anne Faugue Mcdonough, GA Non-Denominational Christian
Deacon Regine Reid McDonough, GA Non-Denominational Christian
Dr. Korinda Kay Dickey-Goldstrom Apollo, Pa Protestant
Rev. Susan G Hermitage, TN United Methodist Church
Sister E.V. SHAW, OP St. Catharine, KY Roman Catholic
Rev. CANUTE FERRIN NEWARK, NJ Other
Deacon Norman Jones Silver Spring, Maryland Baptist
Mrs. Berteena Anderson-Gaines Norcross, GA Assembly of God
Ms. Eleanor Hutchinson Appleton, Maine The Episcopal Church
Marc Lebon linden, nj Non-Denominational Christian
Soukaina Jasmin linden, nj Non-Denominational Christian
Mrs. jasmine jean-pierre Linden, NEW JERSEY Non-Denominational Christian
Nancy Slater Seattle, WA Christian
Ms. Maureen McCaslin PMB 164, Duvall, WA Other
Mrs. Paula J Ruckman New Martinsville, WV Lutheran
Rebekah Gardner Wilkesboro, NC Christian
Denise Eagle Ravenna, OH Evangelical
Ms. Alicia Murray Pittsburgh, PA United Church of Christ
Linda La Fleur St. Paul, MN Unitarian Universalist
Ms. Natalie McCarthy Pittsburgh, PA Unitarian Universalist
Ms. Madalyn Henderson Chillicothe, MO Christian
Rev. Dr. Alan Rhodes Esperance, NY United Methodist Church
Rev. Rev. Carlos Davila Bronx, NY Pentecostal
Sister Cindy Mette Las Vegas,, Nevada United Methodist Church
Friend JoAnna Raines Sedalia, Missouri Christian
Ms. Buffy Queen Waynesville, NC Other
Ms. Judith Fallat Minnetonka, MN United Methodist Church
Rev. Jacqualine L. Brown Claremont, CA United Church of Christ
Rev. Charmayne Davis Stuart, FL African Methodist Episcopal Church
Ms. Dorlee Collins Rock Springs, WY The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Ms. Jolie Murray-Perryman Chicago, IL Roman Catholic
Ms. Joyce Nedbalek Minnetonka, MN United Methodist Church
Cheryl Braxton WESTBURY, NY Baptist
Rev. Dr. Covia L. Stanley Conway, South Carolina Baptist
Ms. Darlene Sheardon Douglasville, Georgia Seventh-day Adventist
Mrs. Julie Randall Richmond, VA Baptist
Rev. Ronald Myers Anchorage, Alaska United Methodist Church
Ms. Rebecca Thompson Ooltewah, Tennessee Seventh-day Adventist
Diane Heath Mount Carroll, Illinois Unitarian Universalist
Ms. Shirley Bailey Asheville, North Carolina Church of God in Christ
Rev. Matt Carriker Natick, MA United Church of Christ
Rev. Dr. Andrew Armstrong Acton, MA United Church of Christ
LeAnn Riley Minnetonka, MN United Methodist Church
Sharon Crissey Lexington, Ky United Methodist Church
Pastor Kelly Carson Bloomington, IN Mennonite Church USA
Deaconess Darlene DiDomineck White Plains, NY United Methodist Church
Mrs. Jacquelyn "Jackie" Dupont-Walker Los Angeles, C A African Methodist Episcopal Church
Ms. Brandy Smith oakland, california Community of Christ
Rev. Dr. G. Douglas Eddy Edenton, NC Presbyterian Church (USA)
Sister Deborah Williams Seattle, WA Pentecostal
Rev. Joy Edmondson Silver Spring, MD Baptist
Rev. Kristi Schiroo Plato, MN Lutheran
Dr. Martha E. Banks Akron, OH United Methodist Church
Ms. Kathleen Adams St. Ann, MO Christian
Chaplain Meilani Robinson Hudson, NY Non-Denominational Christian
Rev. Jean-Carlo Jasmin Linden, NJ Interdenominational
Ms. deborah rose-milavec Cincinnati, Ohio Roman Catholic
Gwen Hurst-Anderson Lincoln, NE UCC - United Church of Christ
Mrs. Julie Netchaev Santa Clarita, CA Evangelical Covenant Church
Carla Baker Silver Spring, MD Seventh Day Adventist
Ardis Stenbakken Loveland, CO Seventh Day Adventist
Colin Jones Bridgeport, CT Baptist Unknown
Nancy Sauer Grand Rapids, MN Church of God
Dr. Lawrence M. LeNoir Washington, DC Roman Catholic
Ms. Sonya McTillman Charlotte, NC International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Dr. Kristen Leslie St. Louis, MO United Methodist Church
Ms. Cat Hindman Ketchikan, AK Unitarian Universalist
Maxine Manley Inglewood, CA Christian
Prof. Kim Kerrigan Seattle, WA Quaker
Mrs. Janet McNair Halbani Fort Lauderdale, FL African Methodist Episcopal Church
Elder Louis Hall Portland, OR Unitarian Universalist
Mr. Jim Howland Athens, GA Presbyterian Church (USA)
Ms. Linda Kocent-Klingerman Strongsville, OH Roman Catholic
Elder Marta Rodriguez San Juan, PR Presbyterian Church (USA)
Ms. Dianne Earll Spokane, WA The Episcopal Church
Mrs. Pat DeBonnett Country Club Hills, IL Pentecostal
Ms. Jessy Melowicz Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Other
Ms. Amber Lyons Brooklyn, New York Pentecostal
Mrs. Kathyrn Chociej Tukwila, WA Unitarian Universalist
Mrs. Vicky Shuttleworth Huntington Beach, CA United Methodist Church
Ms. Deborah Bratcher Lubbock, TX United Methodist Church

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