![]() ![]() ![]() Fred Anderson Pastor Kathleen Anderson Rev. George Anastos, Englewood, CO Pastor Deborah Andersen Rev. Eileen Altman, East Palo Alto, CA Rabbi stuart altshuler, London, CA Rev. George Alt Rabbi Steven Altarescu, Bronx, NY Rabbi Joel Alter, New York, NY Rabbi Renni Altman Rev. Shantha Alonso, Silver Spring, MD Rabbi Robert Alpert, Penn Valley, PA Rev. Nanxy Allison, Charlotte, NC Deborah Alllen Peter Allen, Hingham, MA Rabbi morris allen, Mendota Heights, MN Rev. Carol Allen, Chicago, IL Cantor sheri allen, Fort worth, TX Rev. Nathan Allen, Broken Arrow, OK Pastor Mark Allen, Pawling, NY The Rev. Alexander, Bel-Air, CA David Alger Tonny Algood Mr. Paul Alexander, King of Prussia, PA Rabbi Aaron L. Saba Alemayehu, Bellingham, WA Cantor Joanna Alexander, Marlboro, NJ Prof. Nicholas Albares, New Orleans, LA Pastor Mary Albing, Minneapolis, MN Rev. Aisha Al-Adawiya, New York, NY Imam Abu Qadir Al-Amin, San Francisco, CA Mr. Leslie Aiuto, Great Neck, NY Rabbi Isidoro Aizenberg, New York, NY Mrs. Jeff Aiken, Allentown, PA Pastor Katie Aikins Rabbi Rachel Ain, New York, NY Dr. Dean Ahlberg, Redding, CT Pastor Albert Ahlstrom Bishop Laura Ahrens Pastor Tim Ahrens Rev. Kevin Agee, Dewitt, NY Imam Senad Agic, Mt. Michael Ader, Coventry, CT Rabbi Benjamin Adler, Rockaway, NJ Rabbi Esther Adler, Saint Paul, MN Dr. Patricia Adams Oberbillig, Des Moines, IA Rev. Aliza Abrams, New York, NY Cantor Nancy Abramson, New York, NY Lois Aceto Rabbi Rachel Ackerman, Chevy Chase, MD Mr. Mark Abernethy, South Windsor, CT Rabbi Steven Abraham, Omaha, NE Cantor Stephen Abramowitz, Peabody, MA Rabbi Jerome Abrams, Canton, MA Ms. Douglas Abbott, Wilton, CT Imam Aslam Abdullah, Las Vegas, NV Rev. Pamela Abbey, Pittsburg, CA Pastor Daniel Abbott Rev. The names below are shown in alphabetical order by last name, as collected by the following organizations: PICO National Network, So journers, the National Council of Churches, Aub urn Seminary. The slaughter of innocence in Newtown awakened our nation to the tragedy of gun violence throughout our land and we shall neither slumber nor sleep. As faith leaders, we commit ourselves to fostering a culture of peace to complement a nd serve as a foundation for any proposed gun legislation. We draw from a wellspring of tradition that will spark off a spiritual awakening in America that will transform us into a culture of compassion, reconciliation and civility. As faith leaders, while we fully support laws that we believe will increase gun safety, we also believe that the larger underlying issue behind violence is spiritual: how we view our obligations to each other in light of our role in God's creation. After the news crews and cameras leave, after the rest of the nation turns away and resumes their normal routines, it is we who are asked to answer why this happened to bind up the brokenhearted and to explain why nothing in Newtown or our many communities will ever be the same again. ![]() We pray that you will vote for meaningful gun violence prevention laws that include a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines, enforceable universal background checks, an end to gun trafficking and prosecution of straw purchasers. As a nation we must do all we can to prevent the next tragedy. Nothing any of us do will bring back the victims murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. and yet to refuse to take the steps we know would reduce harm is a violation of religious values so severe that we are compelled to speak out. ![]()
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