c/o National Council of Churches, 110 Maryland Ave, NE, Suite 108, Washington, DC 20002
May 9, 2001
Dear Senator:
As representatives of the faith community, we believe that government is intended to serve God's purposes by promoting the common good. Paying taxes to enable government to provide for the needs of society is an appropriate expression of our stewardship. We believe the United States of America should have a responsible tax policy for all people, particularly the most vulnerable.
We are gravely concerned with the current tax cut proposals initiated by President Bush and being debated and passed by Congress. As millions of people - parents and children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and the working poor - are driven to seek charity to meet their most basic needs, we are appalled that the focus of attention in this congressional session is not on meeting their needs; rather, it is on tax cuts that will mostly benefit the affluent.
Polls show that the American people do not want a tax cut if it means cuts in spending for social programs. The size and magnitude of these tax cut proposals endanger the very programs that the majority of people in our country need and support. If the surpluses do not materialize as projected, a huge tax cut that is passed this year would require spending cuts in public education, health care, Social Security, Medicare, economic development, poverty, homelessness and international development assistance for the next decade and beyond. These are the very programs in which our nation should invest.
It is a disgrace that in this rich country 43 million people have no health coverage and that nearly five million renter households spend over 50% of their meager incomes for shelter or live in substandard housing, while the number of affordable rental housing units continues to decline. Soaring utility costs will only worsen their plight. While unemployment is at an all-time low, millions of people work at wages so low that they cannot support their families. They are the ones who will suffer the most as the economy weakens.
Responsible tax policy should be structured so that the poorest households benefit. For example, we support increasing the child tax credit and making it refundable so that all families who are too poor to owe income taxes but pay other federal taxes may receive a credit. We also support an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). We support the President's proposal to allow non-itemizers to claim a tax deduction for their charitable contributions because we believe this will encourage people to give more to charities that work to address human need. But we do not believe that charitable contributions should be expected to replace government investment.
Let us be clear, we oppose the tax cut proposal initiated by President Bush and currently moving through Congress. It is too inequitable, too large, and threatens the future well being of our nation.
Respectfully,
HEADS OF NATIONAL RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS AND FAITH GROUPS:
Rev. H. George Anderson, Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. David Beckmann,, President, Bread for the World
Rev. Dr. John A. Buehrens, President, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Rev. Jerrye G. Champion, President, Church Women United
Rev. Seung Koo Choi, General Secretary, Korean Presbyterian Church in America
Archbishop Dimitrios, Ecumenical Officer, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Rev. Dr. Bob Edgar, General Secretary, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
Jane Herre Erdahl, National Vice-President, Church Women United
Rev. Dr. Richard L. Hamm, General Minister and President, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada
Rev. Stan Hastey, Executive Director, The Alliance of Baptists
James E. Hug, S.J., President, Center of Concern
Dr. Mary E. Hunt, Co-Director, Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER)
Rev. R. Burke Johnson, President, Moravian Church, Northern Province
JoAnn Kane, Executive Director, McAuley Institute
Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Rev. Fred Krammer, S.J., President, Catholic Charities USA
Rev. Michael Livingston, Executive Director, International Council of Community Churches
Mary Ellen McNish, General Secretary, American Friends Service Committee
Rabbi Paul J. Menitoff, Executive Vice President, Central Conference of American Rabbis
Rev. Jose¢ Ortiz, Executive Director, Mennonite Central Committee of U.S.
Rabbi Daniel Polish, Director, Joint Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism
Rev. Judith Mills Reimer, Executive Director, Church of the Brethren General Board
Rev. Dr. Robert H. Roberts, Interim General Secretary, American Baptist Churches USA
Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman, Past President, Central Conference of American Rabbis
Jan Schneiderman, National President, National Council of Jewish Women
Rev. Ken Sehested, Executive Director, Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America
Judith Silverman, President, Women of Reform Judaism
Bishop Melvin G. Talbert, Ecumenical Officer, Council of Bishops, United Methodist Church
Rev. John H. Thomas, General Minister and President, United Church of Christ
James E. Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President, Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Rt. Rev. McKinley Young, African Methodist Episcopal Church
OTHER RELIGIOUS LEADERS:
*For Identification Purposes Only
Alabama:
Rev. S. Dennis Hale, Notasulga
Carolyn Jordan, Alabama State President, Church Women United, Montgomery
Rabbi Jonathan Miller, Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham
Gary Speltz, Acting Director, THE QUEST for Social Justice, Mobile
Rev. Ronald B. Warren, Bishop, Southeastern Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Alaska:
Niilo E. Koponen, Chena Ridge Friends Meeting (Quakers), Fairbanks
Rev. Ronald D. Martinson, Bishop, Alaska Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Anchorage
Arizona:
Rev. Laura Adelia, United Church of Christ, Phoenix
Rev. Ricardo Elford, Tucson
Rev. Dr. Paul Eppinger, Executive Director, Arizona Ecumenical Council, Phoenix
Rev. Robert Mitchell, Pastor, Desert Foothills United Methodist Church, Phoenix
Rev. Kimberly Murman, Phoenix
Kenneth I. Segel, Senior Rabbi, Temple Beth Israel, Scottsdale
Rev. Kelli Shepard, Assistant Director of Spiritual Care, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix
Rabbi Andrew Straus, Temple Emanuel of Tempe, Tempe
Arkansas:
Rev. Richard Allen Chappelle, Sr., Presiding Bishop, Twelfth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Little Rock
Rev. Floyd M. Schoenhals, Bishop, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
California:
Rev. Beth Appel, Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church, Sunnyvale
Rev. Ed Bacon, Rector, All Saints Church, Pasadena
Cantor Roslyn Barak, Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco
Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak, Beth Shalom, Whittier
Rev. Charles Belknap, Associate, Saint Cross Episcopal Church, Hermosa Beach
Rev. Dr. J. J. Blue, San Jose
Rev. Stephen L. Brown, Chair, Ecumenical Officers Committee (Northern California); Vice-Chair, The Interfaith Alliance of California; and Pastor, Church of the Nazarene, San Bruno
Rabbi Kenneth Carr, Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills
Rev. Mauricio Chacon, Pastor, San Francisco
Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels, Beth Shir Sholom, Santa Monica
Sister Carmel Crimmins, RSM, Justice Coordinator, Sisters of Mercy U.S. Province, Redlands
Father Robert Cromey, Trinity Episcopal Church, San Francisco
Rev. Dr. Paul W. Egertson, Bishop, Southern California West Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Marguerite S. Elder, California State President, Church Women United, Garden Grove
Rev. Donald Fado, Senior Pastor, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Sacramento
Rabbi Natan Fenner, San Rafael
Rabbi David M. Frank, Temple Solel, Encinitas
Rev. Jeffrey S. Gaines, Pastor, Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, San Francisco
Rabbi Laura Geller, Temple Emanuel, Beverly Hills
Rev. Diana C. Gibson, Pastor at Large, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Rev. Charles S. Goodman, San Leandro
Rev. Dr. Robert J. Hawthorne, San Jose
Rev. Peter D. Haynes, Rector/Senior Pastor, Saint Michael and All Angeles Episcopal Parish Church, Corona de Mar
Rev. Joan Huff, Interim Pastor, Northminster Presbyterian Church, El Cerrito
Rabbi Mark Hurvitz, Congregation Etz Chaim, Ramona
Burt Jacobson, Founding Rabbi, Kehilla Community Synagogue, Berkeley
Rev. Bryan D. Jessup, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, Fresno
Rabbi Bruce Kadden, Temple Beth El, Salinas
Rabbi James Kaplan, Temple Beth Torah, Fremont
Rev. Keenan Colton Kelsey, Pastor, Noe Valley Ministry Presbyterian Church (USA), San Francisco
Father Labib Kobti, Pastor, Roman Catholic Church, St. John of God and St. Anne's Arab-American Catholic Community, San Francisco
Rev. Robert T. Latham, Minister, First Unitarian Church, Oakland
Kirsten Linford-Steinfeld, Seminarian, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Rev. Robert W. Mattheis, Bishop, Sierra Pacific Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Oakland
Sister Jeanette McDermott, Coordinator, Medical Mission Sisters, La Mesa
Rev. Joseph J. McMurray, San Francisco
Rev. Judith Meyer, Unitarian Universalist Community Church, Santa Monica
Rev. Rick Mitchell, Editor, Ecumenical News, Concord
Rev. Dr. Kim L. Nelson, D.Min., Pastor, Northminster Presbyterian Church, Salinas
Sister Mary Ondreyco, President, Sisters of the Holy Names, California Province, Los Gatos
Ann Pope, Program Manager, Program in Christian Spirituality, San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Francisco
Rev. Tom Reinhart-Marean, United Methodist clergy, Sierra Madre
Rev. Dr. Lynn Rhodes, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley
Dr. Michael A. Robinson, Rabbi Emeritus, Congregation Shromrei Torah, Santa Rosa
Rev. R. Richard Roe, Interim Executive Director, Council of Churches of Santa Clara County, San Jose
Dr. Keith A. Russell, Berkeley
Patricia A. Siemen, OP, Dominican Sister, Oakland
Rev. Gale Smith, Senior Pastor, Sunrise Metropolitan Community Church, Lancaster
Geoffrey Smith, President, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Visalia, Visalia
Rev. Susan L. Starr, Coordinator, Justice Associates Program, First Unitarian Church of Oakland, Oakland
Rev. Jerald M. Stinson, Senior Minister, First Congregational Church, Long Beach
Rev. Larry Sweeney, Senior Minister, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Sister Marian Clare Valenteen, Leadership Team Member, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Regional Community of Burlingame, Burlingame
Rev. Ginny Wagener, Executive Director, South Coast Ecumenical Council, Long Beach
Rabbi Uziel Weingarten, Los Angeles
Rev. Joanne Whitt, Associate Pastor, Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco
Rev. Sandy Williams, Covina
Richard and Barbara Winckler, members, Los Gatos United Methodist Church, Monte Sereno
Rev. Sandra Yarlott, UCLA Medical Center, United Church of Christ
Rabbi Meryam Zislovich, Forest Knolls
Colorado:
Rev. Forrest Andrew Carhartt, Priest, St. John's Episcopal Church, Boulder
Rev. Steven W. Goering, Pastor, Boulder Mennonite Church, Boulder
Catharine Harris, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boulder, Boulder
Rev. Joan Van Becelaere, First Unitarian Society of Denver, Denver
Connecticut:
Rev. Gordon Bates, Associate Conference Minister for Program, United Church of Christ
Rev. Dr. Davida Foy Crabtree, Conference Minister, United Church of Christ
Rev. Lillian Daniel, Church of the Redeemer, United Church of Christ, New Haven
Rev. Emily B. Hall, Associate Pastor, Ridgefield
Rabbi James Prosnit, Congregation B'nai Israel, Bridgeport
Rabbi Seth Daniel Riemer, Cromwell
Sister Teresa Ann Sheehan, CSJ, Coordinator for Justice, Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery, West Hartford
Rev. Stephen J. Sidorak, Jr., Executive Director, Christian Conference of Connecticut, Hartford
Rev. David W. Spollett, Pastor, First Church, United Church of Christ, Fairfield
Rev. Connie Sternberg, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Society, East Manchester
Delaware:
Rev. Nancy D. Dean, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek, Hockessin
Rev. Keith Goheen, Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware, Lewes
Rev. H. Gerard Knoche, Bishop, Delaware-Maryland Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. Dr. Richard Speck, Acting District Executive, Joseph Priestley District, Unitarian Universalist Association, Wilmington
Dr. John & Erna Steinbruck, (retired Lutheran pastor), Lewes
District of Columbia:
Rev. Dr. Sylvanus G. Bent, Associate Minister, Plymouth Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
Herbert Blinder, Director, Washington Ethical Action Office, American Ethical Union
Rev. Martha A. Brown, Co-Convener, Disciples Advocacy Washington Network, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Capital Area
Rev. Pat Conover, Legislative Director, Justice and Witness Ministries, United Church of Christ
Rev. Noelle Damico, Coordinator of Justice and Peace Ministry, United Church of Christ
Father Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Marian Franz, Director, National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund
Minister Brenda Girton-Mitchell, Associate General Secretary for Public Policy and Director of the Washington Office, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
Dr. Larry J. Goodwin, Executive Director, Africa Faith and Justice Network
Dr. Ann Marjorie L. Grace, Founder and CEO, International Peace Center for Healing Survivors of War; Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Tiffany L. Heath, Legislative Director, Church Women United Washington, DC Office
Rabbi Marc Israel, Director of Congregational Relations, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Rev. Ken Brooker Langston, Co-Convener, Disciples Advocacy Washington Network, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Suellis C. Muse, State President, Greater Washington, D.C., Church Women United
Rev. Paul Ojibway, SA, Director, Graymoor Ecumenical and Interreligious Institute/Washington
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, Director of Legislative Advocacy, National Ministries, American Baptist Churches, USA
Rev. Meg Riley, Director, Washington Office, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Rabbi David Saperstein, Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Rev. Theodore F. Schneider, Bishop, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. Ron Stief, Team Leader, Justice and Witness Ministries, United Church of Christ
Kathy Thornton, RSM, National Coordinator, NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
Joe Volk, Executive Secretary, Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quaker)
Florida:
Rev. Linda L. Beane, Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church Suntree, Cocoa Beach
Rev. Dr. Paul J. Binder, Sarasota
Rabbi Terry A. Bookman, Senior Rabbi, Temple Beth Am, Miami
Rabbi Gary A. Glickstein, Temple Beth Sholom, Miami Beach
Rev. Dr. John M. Higgins, Melbourne Beach
Rabbi Sheldon R. Isenberg, Ph.D., Board Chair Emeritus, Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal; Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Religion, University of Florida; Associate Professor, Center for Jewish Studies; Gainesville
Rev. Buillermo Marquez-Sterling, Assistant Pastor, Coral Gables Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Coral Gables
Rev. Jill Nelson, Grace Metropolitan Community Church, Miami Shores
Rev. Greta Reed, Plymouth Congregational Church, Cocoanut Grove
Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper, Senior Pastor, Coral Gables Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Coral Gables
Georgia:
Pastor Lawrence Calbert, Rush Memorial Congregational Church, Atlanta
Rev. Douglas Job, Minister, Loganville Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Loganville
Rev. Kurt A. Kuhwald, Unitarian Universalist Minister, Atlanta; and Jubilee Working Group for Anti-Racism liaison to Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Association
Rev. Audrey W. Vincent, Unitarian Universalist Minister, Savannah
Rev. Ronald B. Warren, Bishop, Southeastern Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Atlanta
Rev. Frances West, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Marietta
Hawaii:
Dr. Saleem Ahmed, Muslim, Instructor, University of Hawaii
Rabbi Stephan F. Barack, Temple Bet Shalom, Honolulu
Dr. Al Bloom, Hongwanji Buddhist, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii
Rev. Sam Cox, United Methodist Church, Hawaii District, Honolulu; and Convener, Hawaii Interfaith Coalition for Justice with Compassion, Kailua
Dr. Yoshiaki Fujitani, Hawaii Hongwanji Buddhist, Retired Bishop
Rev.
Dr. David Hansen, Hawaii Conference, United Church of Christ
Rev. Gerhard Laun, St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church
Rabbi Avi Magid, Temple Emanuel
Judy Rantala, United Church of Christ, Church of the Crossroads
Eve Shere, Temple Emanuel
Rev. Mike Young, First Unitarian Church
Idaho:
Rev. Clyde W. Everton, Boise
Rev. Martin D. Wells, Bishop, Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Illinois:
Rev. Jeff Briere, Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, Hinsdale
Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Presiding Bishop, Fourth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. Alma Faith Crawford, Pastor, Church of the Open Door, Chicago
Sister Karen M. Donahue, RSM, Issues Coordinator, Institute Justice Team, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Des Plaines
Rev. Warren D. Freiheit, Bishop, Central/Southern Illinois Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Springfield
Maureen Gallagher, OP, Evergreen Park
Rev. Dr. Jane Fisler Hoffman, Conference Minister, United Church of Christ
Rev. James Buchanan Holiman, Campus Minister Emeritus, Illinois Disciples Foundation, Urbana
Rabbi Audrey R. Korotkin, Temple Judea Mizpah, Skokie
Rabbi Rebecca Lillian, Jewish Peace Forum, Chicago
Sister Carlotta Oberzut, RSM, Councilor, Regional Leadership Team, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Chicago
Rev. Kenneth R. Olsen, Bishop, Metropolitan Chicago Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Sister Ann Pitsenberger, Provincial Vicaress, Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Springfield
Rev. Rich Pleva, Association Minister, United Church of Christ
Rev. Kathy Remley, Cordova
Sister Frances Thibodeau, O.P., Justice Promoter, Provincial Councilor, Dominicans of the Roman Congregation, Chicago
Rev. Larry J. Wilson, First Mennonite Church*, Urbana
Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago
Indiana:
Rev. Sue Amyx, Associate Regional Minister, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indiana, Indianapolis
Virgil J. Brenneman, Elder, Assembly Mennonite Church, Goshen
Rev. Roger Brewin, Minister, First Unitarian Church, Hobart
Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Presiding Bishop, Fourth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. James V. Dougans, Ministry Coordinator, Indiana Partners for Christian Unity and Mission, Indianapolis*
Rev. Gordon D. Gibson, Unitarian Universalist Minister
Rev. Vernon R. Graham, Executive Director, Association of Churches for Fort Wayne and Allen County, Fort Wayne
Rev. Robert Kirk, Sr., President, Indiana Partners for Christian Unity and Mission, Indianapolis*
Sister Ann Oestreich, IHM, Congregation Justice Coordinator,
Sisters of the Holy Cross, Notre Dame
John R. Smucker, Chairman of Evangelism Commission, North Goshen Mennonite Church, Goshen
Rev. C. Edward Weisheimer, Regional Minister, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indiana, Indianapolis
Iowa:
Rev. Darline Balm-Demmel, Assistant to the Bishop, Iowa Annual Conference, United Methodist Church, Des Moines
Rev. Robert L. Bromley, Conference Minister, United Church of Christ
Rev. Casey Cain, Pastor, St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ, Oskaloosa
Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Presiding Bishop, Fourth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Richard Dorzweiler, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City
Dr. Jennifer Glass, Professor and Chair, Department or Sociology, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Rev. Linda Hansen, Minister, Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist, Cedar Rapids
Rev. Philip L. Hougen, Bishop, Southeastern Iowa Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Iowa City
Rev. Thomas Hulme, Priest Associate, Trinity Parish, Iowa City
Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt, Iowa City
Rev. Charles A. Kreeb, Coralville
Rev. Curtis H. Miller, Bishop, Western Iowa Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Dr. Margaret Dorsey Phelps, Iowa City
Cynthia Quast, Junior Warden, Trinity Episcopal Church, Iowa City
Marlou Ricke, FSPA, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, Spiritual Direction at Franciscan Spirituality Center, Cedar Rapids
Robert Sessions, Iowa City
Stephen Swanson, Associate Professor of Music, Iowa City
Anne Tanner, Vestry Member, Trinity Episcopal Church, Iowa City
Rev. Dr. Darrell W. Yeaney, East Iowa Presbytery, Presbyterian Church (USA), Iowa City
Kansas:
Rev. Neil Amstutz, Pastor, First Mennonite Church, McPherson
Ronald D. Braun, Executive Director, Mennonite Central Committee Central States, North Newton
Sister Gemma Doll, OP, Prioress, Dominican
Sisters of Great Bend, Great Bend
Rabbi Danny Horwitz, Congregation Ohev Sholom, Prairie Village
Rev. John H. Kreuger, Conference Minister, United Church of Christ
Rev. Charles H. Maahs, Bishop, Central States Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Shawnee Mission
Diane Shumaker, Hospital Chaplain, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Kentucky:
Dr. Wayne R. Anderson, Louisville
Rev. Richard F. Beal, Louisville
Rev. Dina Carroll, Chaplain, Hospice of Louisville, Louisville
Sister Rose Marie Cummins, Coordinator, Dominican Earth Project, St. Catharine
Roberta J. Galli, Hopkinsville
Ann Gibbs, Kentucky State President, Church Women United, Louisville
Rev. Steve Gray, Conference Minister, United Church of Christ
Sister Patricia Hennessey, O.P., President, SAGE Resources, Louisville
Rev. Steven L. Johns-Boehme, Area Minister, Kentuckiana Disciples Area, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ, Louisville
Rev. James M. Keegan, S.J., Louisville Marylee King, Sister of Charity of Nazareth, Louisville
Sister Claire McGowan, OP, Vice President, Dominicans of St. Catharine, St. Catharine
Sister Ruth Smith, retired teacher, Louisville
Rev. Elwood R. Sturtevant, Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church, Louisville
Heidi Suhrheinrich, Executive Director, Paducah Cooperative Ministry, Paducah
Bishop Frederick Hilborn Talbot, Bishop, Thirteenth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Louisiana:
Rev. Paul J. Blom, Bishop, Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. Michael J. Haney, Pastor, St. Paschal Catholic Church, West Monroe
David L. Kline, Rabbi, B'nai Israel, Monroe
Maine:
Rabbi Alice Dubinsky, Congregation Bet Ha'am, South Portland
Sister Carole Jean Lappa, RSR, Regional Coordinator, Sisters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Portland
Rev. Keith C. Munson, Saco
Anne Roundy, seminary student, Bangor
Rev. Allison C.G. Smith, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Wilton
Maryland:
Rev. Michael J. Brenneis, Ph.D., Staff Psychotherapist, St. Luke Institute, Silver Spring
Douglas Cook, Bethesda
Pastor John S. Cooper, Sr., Bowie
J. Mark Curran, Minister, Hagerstown
Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb, Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, Bethesda
Rev. Ralph W. Dunkin, Bishop, West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. Gordon M. Forbes, Rockville
Cantor Nancy R. Ginsberg, MSW, Har Sinai Congregation, Baltimore
Rev. Gregory L. Howell, Senior Minister, Rockville Christian Church, Rockville
Rev. Phyllis LeNoir Hubbel, Co-Minister, First Unitarian Church, Baltimore
Rabbi Robert A. Jacobs, Harford Jewish Center, Havre de Grace
Rev. H. Gerard Knoche, Bishop, Delaware-Maryland Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. John Parker Manwell, Co-Minister, First Unitarian Church of Baltimore, Baltimore
Rev. Nancy J. Noall, Rector, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Waldorf
Clifford T. Parke, D.Min. (Ret.), Lansdowne Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Lansdowne
Rev. Stephen G. Price, Pastor, Southern Maryland Faith Community Church, Annapolis
Rev. Carolyn L. Roberts, United Church of Christ of Seneca Valley, Germantown
Rev. Theodore F. Schneider, Bishop, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rabbi Gerry Serotta, Associate Rabbi, Temple Shalom, Chevy Chase
Rev. Jim Vander Weele, Sugarloaf Congregation of Unitarian Universalists, Germantown
Rabbi Steve Weisman, Temple Solel, Bowie
Rev. Karla Woggon, Rector, St. Andrews Episcopal Church, College Park
Martha Young, Executive Director, Central Maryland Ecumenical Council, Baltimore
Rev. John A. Zachry, Landover Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Landover
Maryland and Washington, DC:
Rev. Dr. William Chris Hobgood, Regional Minister, Capital Area, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Chevy Chase, MD
Massachusetts:
Rabbi Thomas M. Alpert, Temple Tifereth Israel, Malden
Rev. Fred W. Anderson, Interim Senior Pastor, Newton Highlands Congregational Church, Newton
Rev. Harold E. Babcock, Minister, First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist, Newburyport
Sister Dorothy Briggs, OP, Director, Massachusetts CURE, Medford
Rev. Helen Lutton Cohen, Senior Minister, First Parish in Lexington, Lexington
Sister Bernadine Egleston, OP, teacher, sculptor, Medford
Rev. Dr. Dorothy May Emerson, Unitarian Universalist Women's Heritage Society, Medford
Rev. James Ishmael Ford, First Unitarian Society in Newton, West Newton
Rabbi Jeff Foust, Newton
Rev. Anne C. Fowler, Jamaica Plain
Rev. Georganne Greene, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield, Springfield
Rev. Richard E. Harding, retired United Methodist minister, Concord
Rev. Mark W. Harris, First Parish of Watertown (Unitarian Universalist), Watertown
Rabbi Neil Kominsky, Temple Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley, Lowell
Rev. Paul H. L'Herrou, Interim Minister, First Congregational Unitarian Church of Harvard, Harvard
Rabbi Elias J. Lieberman, Falmouth Jewish Congregation,, East Falmouth
Elizabeth Miles, OP, South Boston
Sister Jane Morrissey, President, Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield Leadership Team, Springfield
Rev. John A. Nelson, Senior Pastor, Dover Church, United Church of Christ
Hazzan Robert S. Scherr, Temple Israel of Natick, Natick
Rev. Susan R. Scribner, Executive Director, Cape Cod Council of Churches, Hyannis
Rev. John W. Sheibley, Bourne
Rabbi Daniel Siegel, Rabbinic Director, Alliance for Jewish Renewal; Co-Spiritual Leader, B'nai Or of Boston, Boston
Rev. Ellen Rowse Spero, Assistant Minister, First Parish in Lexington, Lexington
Sister Claudia Ward, CDP, Provincial, Congregation of the
Sisters of Divine Providence, Kingston
Rev. Heike Werder, Needham Congregational Church, Needham
Michigan:
Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Presiding Bishop, Fourth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Father John E. Dister, S.J., Provincial Assistant for Social Ministry, Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus, Detroit
Rev. Eleanor S. Morrison, Co-Director, Leaven, Inc., Okemos
Rev. Norman V. Naylor, Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, Troy
Rev. Robert A. Rimbo, Bishop, Southeast Michigan Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Detroit Patricia A. Siemen, OP, Dominican Sister, Adrian
Sister Cecilia C. Zamboni, MC, President, Consolata Missionary
Sisters, Belmont
Minnesota:
Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Presiding Bishop, Fourth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Andrea Heier, Director of Religious Education, Unitarian Universalist Church of Minnetonka, Wayzata
Rev. Arlen D. Hermodson, Bishop, Northwestern Minnesota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Moorhead
Rev. David Hohmann, Interim Pastor, Macalester Plymouth United Church, St. Paul
Rev. Glenn W. Nycklemoe, Bishop, Southeastern Minnesota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev.
Dr. Sarah Oelberg, Minister, Nora Unitarian Universalist Church, Hanska; and Mankato Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Mankato
Rev. David W. Olson, Bishop, Minneapolis Area Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Minneapolis
Rev. Stanley N. Olson, Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. Don Portwood, Co-Pastor, Lyndale United Church of Christ, Minneapolis
Rev. E. Peter Strommen, Bishop, Northeastern Minnesota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Robert G. Walz, Director, Congregations in Community, Saint Paul Area Council of Churches, Saint Paul
Rev. Gunnar Wikstrom, retired United Church of Christ minister, Fridley
Mississippi:
Linda Foshee, Lay Minister, Our Home Unitarian Universalist Church, Hattiesburg
Margaret Hofstetter, Marks
Phyllis Houghtby, Mississippi State President, Church Women United, Jackson
Sister Marilyn Pierson, OP, Tutwiler
Rev. Ronald B. Warren, Bishop, Southeastern Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Missouri:
Sister Richard Mary Burke, RSM, President, Regional Leadership Team, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Regional Community of St. Louis, St. Louis
Rabbi Holly Levin Cohn, Congregation Kol Am, Ballwin
Sister Patricia Connolly, DC, President, Daughters of Charity, St. Louis
Rabbi Andrea Goldstein, Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis
Rev. Dan L. Hatch, Associate Conference Minister, United Church of Christ
Rev. Charles H. Maahs, Bishop, Central States Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Marygrace Peters, OP, Associate Professor of Church History, Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis
Sister Mary Louis Price, D.C., Spokesperson, Voice of the Voiceless Group, Sarah Community, St. Louis
Sister Kathleen Reichert, OSF, President,
Sisters of St. Francis, Savannah
Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman, Shaare Emeth, St. Louis
Fred Tilinski, Christians for Justice Action, United Church of Christ
Montana:
Rev. Amy M. Carter, Associate Pastor, University Congregational Church, Missoula
Dorothy Mae Engebritson, Montana State President, Church Women United, Kalispell
Pastor Edward H. Folkwein, First United Methodist Church, Hardin; and Community United Methodist Church, Ashland
Dr. Karen Frank-Plumlee, Regional Minister, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Montana, Great Falls
Rev. Dr. Elsa Patt, Conference Minister, United Church of Christ
Rev. Peter S. Shober, Pastor, University Congregational, United Church of Christ, Missoula
Nebraska:
Marilyn P. Mecham, Executive, Interchurch Ministries of Nebraska, Lincoln
Rev. Dr. Douglas J. Williamson, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Omaha
Rev. Gerry Worcester, Conference Minister, United Church of Christ
Nevada:
Rev. Robert W. Mattheis, Bishop, Sierra Pacific Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rabbi Myra Soifer, Reno
New Hampshire:
Rev. Jeffrey E. Brown, East Lempster
Rev. John and Rev. Susan Gregory-Davis, Co-Pastors, Meriden Congregational Church, Meriden
Rev. David B . Keller, Pastor, Concord
David Lamaree-Vincent, Executive Director, New Hampshire Council of Churches, Concord
Rev. Pojen Lee, Pastor, Jackson Community Church, Jackson
Rev. John W. Lynes, Conference Minister, New Hampshire Conference, United Church of Christ, Concord
Rev. Mark A. Rideout, Pastor, Somersworth
Rev. David Slater, Pastor, First Parish Church, United Church of Christ*, Dover
New Jersey:
Rabbi Joel N. Abraham, Temple Sholom, Plainfield
Mrs. Naomi L. Fuller, New Jersey State President, Church Women United, Red Bank
Rabbi Michael S. Goldstein, Glen Rock Jewish Center, Glen Rock
Rev. Maj-Britt Johnson, Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, Ridgewood
Rabbi Randall Mark, Wayne
Rev. Paul Ratzlaff, Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, Morristown
Rev. E. Roy Riley, Bishop, New Jersey Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rabbi Eliseo D. Rozenwasser, Adath Shalom Synagogue, Parsippany
Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz, Congregation M'kor Shalom, Cherry Hill
Rabbi Stanley Skolnik, Beth Sholom, Clifton
Rev. Vanessa Ruth Southern, Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill
Rev. Charles J. Stephens, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing, Titusville
Rabbi Brooks R. Susman, Temple Shaari Emeth, Manalapan
Rabbi David M. Weis, Congregation Beth Israel, Northfield
Leana Wild, Rabbinic student, Academy for Jewish Religion, teacher, Tenafly
New Mexico:
Dr. Michael J. Adee, Elder, First Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe
Rev. Mark W. Christian, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church, Las Cruces
Dr. Ellen Grigsby, Southwest Chapter Coordinator, United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns, Albuquerque
Rev. Elizabeth M. McMaster, Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, Los Alamos
Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev, Temple Beth Shalom, Santa Fe
New York:
Lesley M. Adams, Chaplain, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva
Rabbi David Adelson, East End Temple, New York City
Rabbi Stephen Berkowitz, Hebrew Tabernacle, New York City
Ben Bortin, Unitarian Church of Staten Island, Staten Island
Rev. Dr. Stephen P. Bouman, Bishop, Metropolitan New York Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, New York City
Mary Lu Bowen, Executive Director, New York State Community of Churches, Albany
Sister Catherine Cleary, President, Sisters of the Presentation, New Windsor
Lois Dauway, Assistant General Secretary, Section of Christian Social Responsibility, Women's Division, United Methodist Church, New York City
Tom F. Driver, Paul Tillich Professor of Theology and Culture Emeritus, Union Theological Seminary, New York City
Tamar D. Earnest, MD,
Rabbinical Student, Academy for Jewish Religion, New York City
Rabbi Adam D. Fisher, Temple Isaiah, Stony Brook
Barbara J. George, Interim Executive Director, Broome County Council of Churches, Binghamton
Rabbi Robert J. Gluck, Watervliet
Rabbi Paul Golomb, Congregation Achim Yisrael, the Vassar Temple, Poughkeepsie
Rev. Paul Gongloff, Rochester
Norman K. Gottwald, Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies, New York Theological Seminary, New York City
Rev. Katherine A. Greenleaf, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Poughkeepsie
Rev. Dr. John E. Hiemstra, Executive Director, Council of Churches of the City of New York, New York City
Rabbi David A. Katz, Temple Israel, Staten Island
Rabbi Stephen A. Klein, Scarsdale Synagogue, Scarsdale
Rabbi Jeffrey M. Marker, Certified Jewish Chaplain, Brooklyn
Rev.
Dr. Clinton A. McCoy, Executive Presbyter, Presbytery of Northern New York, Presbyterian Church (USA), Pottsdam
Rev. John U. Miller, Executive Director, Capital Area Council of Churches, Albany
Rev. John D. Paarlberg, Minster for Social Witness and Worship, Reformed Church in America, New York City
Rosemarie Pace, Coordinator, Pax Christi Metro New York, New York City
Sister Agnes Pataki, District Moderator, Sisters of Social Service, Buffalo
Dr. Michael A. Robinson, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Israel, Northern Westchester
Jay T. Rock, Director for Interfaith Relations, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, New York City
Rabbi David Rosen, New York City
Rabbi David Steinberg, Temple Beth Israel, Plattsburgh
Sister Sheila Stevenson, RSM, President, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Regional Community of Rochester, Rochester
Rev. Dr. Charles H. Straut, Jr., Pastor, Kings Highway United Methodist Church, Brooklyn
Ellen Weaver, MSW, MTh, Lay Leader, Woodstock Jewish Congregation, Woodstock
Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, CSW, New York City
North Carolina:
Rabbi Lucy H.F. Dinner, Temple Beth Or, Raleigh
Rev. Mazie Butler Ferguson, JD, Pastor, Liberation Baptist Church, Greensboro
Rabbi Fred Guttman, Temple Emanuel, Greensboro
Dr. James Hull, Greensboro College, Greensboro
Rev. Ken Hull, Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church, Winston-Salem
Rev. Nancy Peeler Keppel, Commissioned Minister, United Church of Christ, Raleigh
Dr. Russell T. Montfort, Pastor, Assurance United Methodist Church, Charlotte LeDayne McLeese Polaski, Managing Director, Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, Charlotte
Rev. J. George Reed, Executive Director, North Carolina Council of Churches, Raleigh
Rev. J. David Scheyer, retired Unitarian Universalist minister, Franklin
Sister Mary Cabrini Taitano, President, Sisters of Mercy of Belmont, Belmont
Barbara B. Volk, North Carolina State President, Church Women United, Raleigh
North Dakota:
Rev. Karl Limvere, Medina United Church of Christ
Ohio:
Nancy Lee Atkins, Executive Director, Toledo Metropolitan Mission, Toledo
Rev. Raeanna E. Biddle, Pastor, Eternal Joy Metropolitan Community Church, Dayton
Rev. Marj Creech, Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church, Granville
Rev. Susan Deitrick, Akron
Rev. Milton J. Ellis, United Church of Christ
Rev. Wendy Fish, Associate Minister, Columbus
Helen Glick, Executive Director, Mennonite Central Committee Great Lakes, Kidron
Rev. Mary Anne Glover, Associate Regional Minister, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Ohio, Elyria
Rev. Allen V. Harris, Pastor, Franklin Circle Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Cleveland*
Rev. Callon Holloway, Jr., Bishop, Southern Ohio Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Columbus
Rev. Carolyn Horvath, Hope House of Prayer, Cleveland
Rev. Richard M. Judy, Jr., Co-Chair, Peace Action Youngstown, Youngstown
Rabbi Lewis H. Kamrass, Cincinnati
Sister Elizabeth Lang, Superior, Council of the Ursulines of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Rev. Tom Leonhardt, Hope House of Prayer, Cleveland
Rev. Karen E. MacDonald, Pastor, Northminster Presbyterian Church, Dayton
William H. Mullins, President, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Yellow Springs
Rev. Lois M. Powell, Team Leader, Justice and Witness Ministries, United Church of Christ, Cleveland
Floyd and Marjorie Ramp, Oberlin Church, United Church of Christ
Jan Ressenger, Minister for Public Education, United Church of Christ, Cleveland
Rev. Scott Rosenstein, Pastor, Zion United Church of Christ of Tremont, Cleveland
Rabbi Jeffrey Schein, Ed.D., Professor, Cleveland College of Jewish Studies, Beachwood
Rev. Mel Schlachter, Trinity Episcopal Church, Troy
Rev. Dan Schrock, Pastor, Columbus Mennonite Church*, Columbus
Rev. Kerry Earl Snyder, Pastor, Walnut Grove United Methodist Church, St. Marys
Rev. Thomas S. Taylor, Pastor Emeritus, Brecksville United Methodist Church, Broadview Heights
Rev. Rebecca J. Tollefson, Executive Director, Ohio Council of Churches, Columbus
Mary Ann Wiesemann-Mills, OP, Adjunct Professor of Homiletics, St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Akron
Rev. Otto Zingg, Interim Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Granville
Oklahoma:
Sister Marie Ballmann, OSB, Prioress, Sisters of Benedict, Red Plains Monastery, Piedmont
Sister Dorothy Jean Beyer, OSB, Prioress, Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel, Mt. Angel
Rev. Dr. Rita Newton, Disciples of Christ Minister and Executive Director, Oklahoma Conference of Churches, Oklahoma City
Rev. Floyd M. Schoenhals, Bishop, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Tulsa
Rev. Dr. Dennis E. Smith, Tulsa
Oregon:
Rev. Dan Bryant, Senior Minister, First Christian Church, Eugene
Rev. Richard Allen Chappelle, Sr., Presiding Bishop, Twelfth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. Gregory Flint, Sr., Pastor, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Eugene
Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, Congregation B'nai Or of Portland, Portland
Rabbi Daniel Isaak, Congregation Neveh Shalom, Portland
Rabbi Frank Rosenthal, Cedar Sinai Park, Portland
Rev. Paul R. Swanson, Bishop, Oregon Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Pennsylvania:
Inelle Cox Bagwell, Philadelphia
Mary Ellen Bennett, O.P., President, Dominican Sisters of Elkins Park, Elkins Park
Rabbi Aaron B. Bisno, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia
Rabbi Caryn Broitman, Philadelphia
Rabbi Andrew Busch, Beth David Reform Congregation, Gladwyne
Rev. Clarice L. Chambers, Pastor, Antioch Tabernacle United Holy Church of America, Harrisburg
Sister Susanne Chenot, OSB, Convener, Benedictines for Peace, Pittsburgh
Pat Clark, Philadelphia
The Rt. Rev. Michael W. Creighton, Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, Episcopal Church, Harrisburg
Dr. Daniel J. Doyle, Chairperson, Social Concerns Committee, United Churches of Lycoming County, Williamsport
Tamar D. Earnest, MD, Allentown
Rev. Richard R. Fernandez, Executive Director, Northwest Interfaith Movement, Philadelphia
Rev. C. Edward Geiger, Executive Director, Metropolitan Christian Council of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Rev. Gary L. Harke, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Council of Churches, Harrisburg
Rev. Dr. Holly Horn, First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Bishop Neil L. Irons, Resident Bishop, Harrisburg Area, United Methodist Church, Harrisburg
Rabbi Shoshana Kaminsky, Beth Samuel Jewish Center, Ambridge
Rev. Terry Kime, Parish Minister, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, Erie
Rabbi Robert S. Leib, Old York Road Temple Beth Am, Abington
Rev. Dr. A. Donald Main, Bishop, Upper Susquehanna Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lewisburg
Rev. Donald J. McCoid, Bishop, Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Pittsburgh
Rabbi Michele Brand Medwin, Temple Sholom, Broomall
Rabbi Brian I. Michelson, Temple Oheb Sholom, Reading
Rabbi Jack P. Paskoff, Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, Lancaster
Rev. Gregory R. Pile, Bishop, Allegheny Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Altoona
Dee Dee Risher, Coeditor, "The Other Side" Christian magazine, Philadelphia
Rabbi Burt E. Schuman, Temple Beth Israel, Altoona
Rabbi Rav A. Soloff, Lansdale
Rabbi David Straus, Main Line Reform Temple Beth Elohim, Wynnewood
Rev. David R. Strobel, Bishop, Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Wescosville
Rabbi David A. Teutsch, President, Reconstructionist
Rabbinical College, Wyncote
Rev. Sue Turner, Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem
Rabbi Bran Walt, Congregation Mishkan Shalom, Philadelphia
Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Director, The Shalom Center, Philadelphia
Rev. Dr. Lyle J. Weible, Conference Minister, Penn Central Conference, United Church of Christ, Harrisburg
Rabbi Daniel A. Weiner, Ohev Sholom, Harrisburg
Rhode Island:
Rev. David A. Ames, Episcopal Chaplain, Brown University, Providence
Diana Burdette, Vice President for Church in Society, Rhode Island Conference, United Church of Christ
Rev. Daniel Burke, retired, Little Compton
Br. Ronald Francis Crepeau-Cross, MGC, Community Servant/President, Mercy of God Community, Providence
Rev. Charles F. Flagg, Minister, Unitarian Church in Fall River, Jamestown
Rev. Barry Fleet, Past President, Rhode Island Conference, United Church of Christ
Rev. Amy Freedman, Channing Memorial Church, Newport
Rev. H. Daehler Hayes, Executive Conference Minister, United Church of Christ
Rev. S.C. Campbell Lovett, Vice President for Church Life, Rhode Island Conference, United Church of Christ
Sister Maureen McElroy, RSM, Regional Leadership Team Justice Coordinator, Sisters of Mercy, Regional Community of Providence, Cumberland
Angelo Mendill, President, Rhode Island Conference, United Church of Christ
Megan Weymouth, Vice President for Christian Education, Rhode Island Conference, United Church of Christ South Carolina:
Rev. David A. Donges, Bishop, South Carolina Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. Dr. E. David Du Bois, United Methodist retired minister, Hilton Head
Rabbi Marc Aaron Kline, J.D., Beth Israel Congregation, Florence
Irene Rudnick, President, Congregation of Adath Yeshurun, Aiken
Rev. Will Stambaugh, Mt. Pleasant
Rev. Beverly Stephenson, Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church, Greenville
South Dakota:
Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Presiding Bishop, Fourth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl, Bishop, South Dakota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. Donald C. Reusch, Pastor, Church of St. Matthew the Martyr, Sioux Falls
Tennessee:
Mark Miller-McLemore, Dean, Disciples Divinity House, Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nashville
Rev. Tom Rhodes, Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, Knoxville
Rev. Jean M. Rowe, Minister, Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church, Germantown
Bishop Frederick Hilborn Talbot, Bishop, Thirteenth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Nashville
Eugene TeSelle, Presbyterian Church (USA), Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nashville
Rev. Oliver Thomas, Esq., Maryville
Rev. Ronald B. Warren, Bishop, Southeastern Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Texas:
Rev. Belle Armstrong, Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church of Amarillo, Amarillo
Rabbi Larry Bach, Temple Mount Sinai, El Paso
Rev. Paul J. Blom, Bishop, Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Houston
Rev. Charles E. Burton, retired, Dallas
Rev. Thomas H. Coop, First Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church USA), Conroe
Rev. Jeffrey Lloyd Crowl, Universal Life Church, Austin
Rev. Joe and Rev. Nancy Gatlin, Pastors, Hope Fellowship Mennonite Church, Waco
Rabbi Paul Joseph, Temple Beth El, Corpus Christi
Rabbi Ralph D. Mecklenburger, Beth-El Congregation, Fort Worth
Margarita T. Oliver, President, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hidalgo County, Edinburg
Rev. Janet Parker, Pastor, Maranatha Fellowship Metropolitan Community Church, Houston
Marilyn Pistel, Texas State President, Church Women United, San Antonio
Rev. Edward B. Seeger, Executive Director, Corpus Christi Metro Ministries, Corpus Christi
Rev. Arthur G. Severance, First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Antonio
Rabbi Samuel M. Stahl, Temple Beth-El, San Antonio
Rev. Nan Swanson, Minister in Presbyterian Church USA, Snyder
Rabbi Roy A. Walter, Congregation Emanu El, Houston
John F. Yeaman, MSSW, Pastor, United Methodist Church (retired), Austin
Utah:
Harriett Ambrose, Utah State President, Church Women United, Salt Lake City
Rev. James E. Flynn, retired, Heber City
Rev. D.V. McFarland, New Congregation Minister, Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists, Logan
Rev. Dr. Richard L. Waddell, Jr., Interim Pastor, Holladay United Church of Christ, Holladay
Vermont:
Rev. Jordan E. Dickinson, Associate Pastor, First Congregational Church, Manchester
Rev. Jane Dwinell, First Universalist Parish, Unitarian Universalist, Derby Line
Rev. Timothy Forester, Congregational Church and United Methodist Church, Rupert
Rabbi Bob Freedman, Israel Congregation, Manchester Center
Rev. Richard H. Hibbert, Williston
Rev. Mary H. Lee-Clark, Pastor, Second Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Bennington
Rev. Gerald Ragis, Pastor, Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Charlotte
Rev. Betty Wright-Riggins, First Baptist Church, Manchester Center
Virginia:
Richard Bierce, Board Chair, Springfield Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Rabbi Marcus L. Burstein, Falls Church
Randell Franklyn Busby, D.Mus., Chair, Worship and Arts Team, Washington Plaza Baptist Church, Reston
Rev. Kathleen Kline Chesson, Alexandria
Rev. Dr. Wendell Flory, Bridgewater
Rev. Rudi Gelsey, Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, Williamsburg
Martha Ann Jones, DCM, Church of the Holy Comforter, Richmond
Rev. Michael McGee, Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Arlington
Rev. Theodore F. Schneider, Bishop, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. Dr. Marilyn R. Taylor, Associate Regional Minister, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Virginia, Lynchburg
Rev. Ulrich Wolf-Barnett, Arlington
Washington:
Pastor Shannon K. Anderson, Central Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Seattle
Cantor Marina Belenky, Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Seattle
Rev. John C. Boonstra, Executive Minister, Washington Association of Churches, Seattle
Alvin Fischer, Vancouver
Rev. Mary E. Hanke, Hospital Chaplain, Redmond
Rev. David Kratz, Senior Pastor, Fauntleroy United Church of Christ, Seattle
Rev. Ann Ferrell Lewis, Co-Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Snohomish
Rev. Donald H. Maier, Bishop, Northwest Washington Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Seattle
Rev. Thomas Quigley, President-Director, Church Council of Greater Seattle, Seattle
Rev. Rodney R. Romney, Seattle
Rev. Gary A. Schwab, Pastor, Newport Presbyterian Church, Bellevue
Rabbi Beth Singer, Temple Beth Am, Seattle
Rabbi Jonathan Singer, Temple Beth Am, Seattle
Rev. Rodney W. Smith, Transitional Associate Regional Minister, Northwest Regional Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Seattle
Rev. James Smucker, Christians for Justice Action, United Church of Christ
Rev. Jeffrey S. Spencer, Tolt Congregational United Church of Christ, Carnation
Rev. Martin D. Wells, Bishop, Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. Ashlee Wiest-Laird, Associate Pastor, Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle
Rev. David C. Wold, Bishop, Southwestern Washington Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Tacoma
Rev. Angela L. Ying, Pastor, Bethany United Church of Christ, Seattle
West Virginia:
Rev. Ralph W. Dunkin, Bishop, West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Wisconsin:
Rev. Robert D. Berg, Bishop, Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Rice Lake
Michael H. Blumenfeld, Executive Director, Wisconsin Interfaith IMPACT, Sun Prairie
Rev. William C. Burkert, Pastor, St. Roman Catholic Parish, Milwaukee
Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Presiding Bishop, Fourth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. Dr. Jerry L. Folk, Executive Director, Wisconsin Council of Churches, Sun Prairie
Rev. Joel Heim, Department of Religion, Disciples of Christ
Dr. Edward J. Hunt, Jr., Minister, Frame Memorial Presbyterian Church, Stevens Point
Rev. Dr. Tony Larsen, Pastor, Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church, Racine
Rev. Beverly Lewis, Pastor, Clintonville
Rev. Peter Rogness, Bishop, Greater Milwaukee Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Sister Stella Storch, OP, Justice Coordinator, Congregation of St. Agnes, Fond du Lac
Rev. Debra Trakel, Rector, St. James Episcopal Church, Milwaukee
Wyoming:
Peg Jackson, Wyoming State President, Church Women United, Casper
Rev. Makanah E. Morriss, Unitarian Universalist Church of Cheyenne, Cheyenne
Rev. Robert L. Morriss, Unitarian Universalist Church of Cheyenne, Cheyenne
