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South Bay Interfaith |
INTERFAITH CALL FOR UNITY
IN RESPONSE TO FORT HOOD ATROCITY
The atrocity that took place on November 5, 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas, is a tragedy that has undoubtedly brought sadness, anger and grief to many of our brothers and sisters. We mourn along with the families, friends, military personnel and other loved ones who have been deeply hurt by the loss of so many innocent lives. We offer our prayers and support for the victims of this violent act and their families.
We fully support our Muslim brothers and sisters in our community who fear that these actions will make them vulnerable to discrimination and prejudice as the details of this incident unfold. We acknowledge with appreciation the public statements of many Muslim organizations condemning the atrocity at Fort Hood. This is a time when our faith communities need to come together so that all can be treated with respect without discrimination. Our faith traditions remind us to lovingly reach out to those most in need, and we want to make sure no one is excluded in the much needed embrace of communal prayer at this time.
Please join us in offering our prayers and good thoughts for all those affected by the recent killings in Fort Hood.
Signers as of 11/24/09
San Francisco:
- San Francisco Interfaith Council:
- Rev. James DeLange, Chair
- Rita R. Semel, Executive Vice Chair
- Michael G. Pappas, M.Div., Executive Director
- Rev. Paul Chaffee, Director
Interfaith Center at the Presidio - Most Rev. George Niederauer
Archbishop of San Francisco - Right Reverend Marc Handley Andrus
Episcopal Bishop of California - His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos
of San Francisco Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco - Rabbi Douglas Kahn, Executive Director
Jewish Community Relations Council - The Reverend Canon Charles Gibbs
Executive Director, United Religions Initiative
South Bay:
(Organizations for identification only)
- Maya Bohnhoff
San Jose Baha'i Community - Rev. Bruce R. Bramlett
Silicon Valley FACES - Rev. Michael Patrick Ellard
President, Council of Churches of Santa Clara County
Senior Pastor, the Metropolitan Community Church of San Jose - Diane Fisher
Jewish Community Relations Council of Silicon Valley - Rev. Jerry Fox
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Board Member Santa Clara County Council of Churches - Rev. Dr. Diana C. Gibson
- Reshma Inamdar
SEMAH - Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones
First Unitarian Church, San Jose - Richard E. Keady, Coordinator
Comparative Religious Studies Program, San Jose State University - Rev. D. Andrew Kille
Interfaith Space, San Jose - Joy-Ellen Lipsky
First Unitarian Church, San Jose - Rabbi Dana Magat
Temple Emanu-El, San Jose - Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern
Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto - Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice
Palo Alto - Rev. Ellen Grace O’Brian
Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, San Jose - Fr. Jon Pedigo
Pastor, St. Julie Billiart Parish - Luisa Priddy
San Jose Airport Chaplaincy - Shafi Refai
President, United Muslims of America, Sunnyvale - Philip Boo Riley
Religious Studies Department, Santa Clara University - Rev. Eduardo Samaniego, S.J.
Chair, Interfaith Council on Economics and Justice, San Jose - Karen Stiller
Peninsula Director, Jewish Community Relations Council - Rev. Margo Tenold
Chair, United Methodist Board of Church and Society
Nation-Wide:
- Connecticut Council for Religious Understanding
Co-Chair, Ritu A. Zazzaro
Co-Chair, Peter Grandy - Rev. Barbara Jamestone, PhD
minister, Unitarian Society of Hartford Ct - Karl E. Peters
Unitarian Society of Hartford, CT - Rev. Ann M. Van Cleef
Pastor, Orient Congregational Church, UCC, Orient, NY
If you or your organization would like to be listed as signers of this statement, send your name and organizational affiliation to southbayinterfaith@yahoo.com
Southbay Interfaith
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