March 20, 2006, marks the third anniversary of the United States invasion of Iraq. We believe as religious leaders of many faiths in San Diego, we need to speak with a common voice for peace.
Our various faith traditions insist that violence and war are a last resort and the war in Iraq cannot be called a just war. The war creates widows and orphans here and in Iraq, increases the risk of terrorism worldwide, and devours resources desperately needed for social justice programs. Additionally, we are distressed that a clear plan for effectively concluding the conflict has not been made public.
Therefore, we the undersigned religious leaders unite in the following statement of purpose to motivate us and many of our congregants to speak with one voice grounded in the moral authority of our diverse communities of faith:
Anabaptist–UCC
Rev. Vernon Mitchell
Astara
Jill S. Porter
Buddhist
Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Marshall White
Church of the Brethren
Rev. Sara Haldeman-Scarr
Congregational
Rev. Wayne Riggs
Disciples of Christ
Rev. Tim Tiffany
Rev. David Downing
Episcopalian
The Rev. Dorothy Curry
The Rev. Canon Joan Butler Ford
The Rev. William Mahedy
The Rev. Canon Andrew Rank, SSP
The Very Rev. Scott Richardson
The Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas
The Rev. Canon Richard Lief
The Rev. Canon Mary Moreno Richardson
The Rev. Nancy Nagy
The Rev. Dr. Alex Nagy
The Rev. Canon Barnabas Hunt
The Reverend Maryanne Lacey
The Rev. Canon Lee B. Teed
Rev. Julia Christian
The Rev. Brent Carey
Federation of Christian Ministries
Rev. Dr. Daniel Meyer
Islam
Imam Taha Hassane
Imam Wali Fardan
Jewish
Rabbi Laurie Coskey, Ed.D.
Rabbi Jeffrey Lipschultz
Rabbi Alexis Pearce
Rabbi Ben Kamin
Cantor Kathy Robbins
Presbyterian
Rev. Lee Van Ham
Rev. Robert Plimpton
Roman Catholic
Rev. Robert A. Fambrini, S.J.
Rosemary Johnston
Rev. Michael Ratajczak
Sr. Maureen Brown, CSJ
Rev. Henry Rodriguez, Jr.
Mark Schroeder O.F.M
Rev. Dominic DeLay, O.P.
Religious Society of Friends
Judy Leshefka
Sufi Interfaith
Rev. Dr. Sharon G. Mijares
United Church of Christ
Rev. Arthur Cribbs
Rev. Scott Landis
Rev. Glenn Larsen
Rev. Bonnie Tarwater
Rev. Donna Lindsey
Rev. Felix Villanueva
Rev. Madison Shockley
Rev. Sheila Naismith
Unitarian Universalist
Rev. Jim Grant
Fred L. Hammond
Rev. Beth Johnson
Rev. Dr. Tom Owen-Towle
Rev. Carol Hilton
Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube
Rev. Julie Kain
Rev. Ned Wight
Rev. Frank Willey
United Methodist
Rev. Randa D’Aoust
Rev. Nancy Goyings
Rev. Lynne Austin
Rev. Dr. Merle Lehman