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"FAITH" SIGN ON LETTER
"Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy before the Lord." (Psalm 96:10-13)
The President and Vice President of the United States
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Clinton and Vice President Gore:
As people of faith concerned with our responsibility toward God's marvelous creation, we would like to commend you for launching a process to protect roadless areas in our national forests. We urge you to continue this process by drafting a strong and effective policy that protects these pristine regions fully.
You have heard from many scientists and others, urging you to protect national forest roadless areas of 1000 acres or more from damaging activities, such as road building, logging, and mining. We, too, share this view and believe national forest roadless areas are valuable because of all the benefits they provide, including key habitat for endangered species and the protection of water supplies vital to fish, other animals, plants, and people.
Yet, we value these untouched forests not only for the vital ecological functions they provide, but also because they so clearly reflect our Creator's handiwork. They reflect God's majesty, power, and beauty in a unique way, as do all of the amazing variety of creatures they shelter. Forests are like a temple constructed by God, where we can worship and draw close by marveling at God's endless wisdom and creativity: "How many are your works, O Lord, in wisdom You have made them all" (Psalm 104:24).
The Scriptures make clear that protecting God's forests, and the many aspects of creation they embody and protect, is not merely sound policy but holy obligation. The Scriptures tell us that the earth does not belong to us, but to God, and that we are the tenants charged with its care. God instructed the Israelites, "The land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants" (Leviticus 25:23), and the psalmist declares, "The Earth is the Lord's and all that is in it" (Psalm 24:1-2). All of creation has value as a reflection of the divine nature of God: "Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made" (Romans 1:19-20). Indeed, the first commandments that were given to humankind according to the Scriptures were to take proper care of the Earth and "till and keep" the garden (Genesis 1:28, 2:15). In the Jewish tradition, God instructed the first humans, "See to it that you do not pollute or destroy My world, for if you do, there will be no one else to repair it." (Midrash Ecclesiastes Rabbah on 7:13).
This is a crucial time in the development of your Administration's policy concerning our national forest roadless areas. We urge you to listen carefully to the widespread calls for protecting these areas, a cause that has unified environmental constituencies and people of faith, and maintain an open process that continues to seek input from the public. We also hope that, upon consideration of our religious and secular perspectives together, you will push forcefully for a final national forest roadless policy that truly reflects our Scriptural responsibility to care for this wonderful part of God's creation by protecting roadless areas on all national forests.
Sincerely,
Owen D. Owens
American Baptist National Ministries
Ecology and Racial Justice Program
Ann Alexander
Chair
Christian Environmental Council
Amy Hanson and Connie Hanson
Co-Directors
Christians Caring for Creation
David R. Radcliff
Office of Brethren Witness
Church of the Brethren General Board
Mark X. Jacobs
Director
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL)
Rabbi David Saperstein
Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism
The Reverend James T. Mulligan
Executive Director
Earth Ministry
The Reverend Cliff R. Benzel
Acting Director
Evangelical Environmental Network
Ruah Swennerfelt
General Secretary
Friends Committee on Unity with Nature
Paulette G. Hammond
Secretary
Interfaith Coalition for the Environment, Inc.
J. Daryl Byler
Director
Mennonite Central Committee
Brother David Andrews, CSC
Executive Director
The National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Susan Hope Bower
Vice President
North American Coalition for Christianity and Ecology
The Reverend Elenora G. Ivory
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Washington Office
The Reverend John D. Paarlberg
Minister for Social Witness and Worship
Reformed Church in America
Frederick W. Krueger
Executive Director
Religious Campaign for Forest Conservation
Gordon Aeschliman
President
Target Earth
Charles McCollough
Office for Church in Society
United Church of Christ
The Reverend Douglas B. Hunt
Washington and United Nations Representative
United Church of Christ Network for Environmental and
Economic Responsibility
Dr. Thom White Wolf Fassett
General Secretary
General Board of Church and Society
United Methodist Church
Jaydee Hanson
Assistant General Secretary
Paz Artaza-Regan
Program Director/Environmental Justice
Ministry of God?s Creation
General Board of Church and Society
United Methodist Church
David C. Aaronson
President of Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles
California
Gail S. Abend
Chairperson, Las Vegas Affiliate
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
Nevada
Joy Ackerman
Episcopal Church
Massachusetts
Gideon-Mer T. Alegado
First Presbyterian Church
Oregon
Lee A. Almy
Senior Pastor
Hapeville First United Methodist Church
Georgia
Scott Althouse
Christian Environmental Council
Pennsylvania
Adelaide Ammon
Earth Advocacy Committee
Dixboro United Methodist Church
Michigan
The Reverend Ralph D. Andersen
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Iowa
The Reverend Martin Armstrong, III.
United Methodist Church
North Carolina
The Reverend Earl Arnold
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
New York
Patricia Arvilla
Frankenmuth United Methodist Church
Michigan
Thomas Augustine
Church of the Holy Family
Episcopal Church
Illinois
Jean Ault
Community Lutheran Church
Virginia
The Reverend Dr. Steven Avinger, Sr.
Senior Pastor
St. Matthew Baptist Church
American Baptist Churches
Pennsylvania
The Reverend Kathleen Awbrey
Canon (director) for Christian Social Ministries
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
North Carolina
David R. Baker
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
North Carolina
Joel Baker
Associate Executive Vice President
B'nai B'rith International
California
Josh Baker
Chair, Environmental Justice Work Area
General Board of Church and Society
United Methodist Church
Minnesota
Linda Bales
Chair, Board of Christian Social Witness
West Ohio Conference of the
United Methodist Church
Ohio
Mary Bangassaro
Phoenix United Methodist Church
Michigan
The Reverend Peter Bartlett
Newberry United Methodist Church
Michigan
Barry Barto
Church of the Brethren
Michigan
Tom Baugh
Doctor of Ministry
Religious Society of Friends
Georgia
The Reverend Thomas Beckett
United Methodist
Ohio
Fannye Belt
Presbyterian
Georgia
The Reverend Christopher H. Bender
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
West Virginia
Eugene C. Bianchi
Professor of Religion
Emory University
Georgia
Caryl Bigenho
Restoring Creation Enabler
Santa Barbara Presbytery
Presbyterian
California
Edward Bigenho
Presbyterian
California
The Reverend Sally G. Bingham
Chair of Episcopal Diocese of California
Commission for the Environment
California
Charles H. Bixby
American Baptist
New York
The Reverend Janet Blackburn
Board of Church and Society
United Methodist Church
Texas
The Reverend Dr. Michael Russum Blaine
Editor, The Green Pulpit Journal
Kansas
The Reverend Carol Marie Blair
Fenton United Methodist Church
Michigan
Isabel N. Bliss
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Michigan
William M. Bliss
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Michigan
Pastor Richard Blomker
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Wisconsin
Basil B. Bloss
United Methodist Church of Swartz Creek
Michigan
Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger
Professor of Religion
Hope College
Michigan
Rebecca Bowes
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Utah
Arthur Boyd
Society of Friends (Quakers)
Maryland
Bob Boyles
Dordt Oak Part Neighborhood House
Michigan
The Reverend Dr. Laurie J. Braaten
Associate Professor of Old Testatment
Eastern Nazarene College
Massachusetts
John H. Bradin
Quaker
Connecticut
Dr. J. Lawrence Brasher
Director of the Center for Values and Ethics
Catawba College
United Methodist minister
North Carolina
Jen Brock
Jewish
North Carolina
Margaret Broussard
Florida Annual Conference
United Methodist Church
Florida
Sandra S. Brown
Restoring Creation Enabler
Miami Presbytery
Ohio
Paul Burks
United Methodist Minister
California
Olivia Camden-Mackie
Restoring Christian Enabler
Presbytarian Church (U.S.A.)
North Carolina
The Reverend Thomas Carr
American Baptist Churches
Connecticut
Paul L. Carson, Ph.D.
Chairman, Earth Advocacy Committee
Dixboro United Methodist Church
Michigan
Nancy Corson Carter
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Florida
Jack Chandler
Glenwood United Methodist Church
Michigan
Joan Chapin
Caro: United Methodist Church
Michigan
Brian Christoffersen
Restoring Creation Enabler
Presbytery of Los Ranchos
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
California
Jean and Donald Clark
Network for Environmental and
Economic Responsibility
United Church of Christ
Tennessee
The Reverend Albert G. Cohen
Southern California Ecumenical Council
California
Liz Cohen
Temple Beth-El
New Jersey
Rabbi Paul F. Cohen
Congregation Bet Ha'am
Maine
Brian Cole
Sabbath Project
North Carolina
Jaime Contois
Religious Society of Friends
New York
Lesli Corthell
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Washington
The Reverend Dr. Dan Cottrell
American Baptist Church
Rhode Island
Louis Cox
Friends Committee on Unity with Nature
Burlington Friends Meeting
Quaker
Vermont
Bernadine W. Daniels
United Methodist Church
Michigan
Lynn Darling
Presbyterian
Nebraska
The Reverend Sharon Delgado
California-Nevada Board of Church and Society
United Methodist Church
California
Dr. Calvin B. DeWitt
Professor of Environmental Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Marilyn Dinger
Christian
Utah
Rabbi Fred Dobb
Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation
Maryland
Ed Dreby
Society of Friends
New Jersey
The Reverend Tom Droppers
Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
North Carolina
Elisabeth J. Duman
Environmental Task Force
SE Michigan Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Michigan
James A. Dunning
Presbyterians for Restoring Creation
Wisconsin
Susan Eason
First Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
West Virginia
The Reverend Ken Edwards
Church of the Brethren
Tennessee
Melissa K. Elliott
Religious Society of Friends
Pennsylvania
Albert W. Emery
American Baptist
New Jersey
Margaret T. Emery
American Baptist
New Jersey
Elaine C. Emmi
Salt Lake Monthly Meeting
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Utah
Dr. Thomas D. English
Presbyterian
California
Jordan Epstein
Chair, Shomrei Adamah Northwest
Oregon
Gail Erdie
District Lay leader, and District UMW Spiritual Growth Coordinator
Lay member New Paltz United Methodist Church
New York
Lana Fayman
Jewish
California
Doris B. Ferm
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Kentucky
Rabbi David Fine
Board Member
Northwest Jewish Environmental Project
Michael C. Franklin
American Baptist
Maryland
Clyde C. Fry
Northern Ohio District Chair
Church of the Brethren
Ohio
Richard O. Fuller
Religious Society of Friends
Minnesota
Dr. Barak Gale
Bay Area Chapter
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
California
Rabbi Dov Gartenberg
Congregation Beth Shalom
Lulu K. Gaut
Restoring Creation Enabler
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Pennsylvania
Gladys Gifford
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
New York
Anne Glynn-Mackoul
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
New Jersey
Lisa L. Gould
Clerk, Friends Committee on Unity With Nature
Vermont
Dr. Robert Gottfried
Professor of Economics
The University of the South
Roman Catholic
Tennessee
Carol E. Green
Peace with Justice Coordinator
Holston United Methodist Conference
Tennessee
Jeffrey K. Greenberg,
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Geology and Environmental Science
Wheaton College
Illinois
Suse Greenstone
Earthkeeping Ministries
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Pennsylvania
Lucy Greer
United Methodist Church
Illinois
Marleen Griffith-Stull
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Illinois
Elaine Gross
United Church of Christ
New York
The Reverend Marcos A. Gutierrez
Elbuen Pastor
United Methodist Church
Michigan
Donald Haberstroh
Partners for Environmental Quality
United Methodist
New Jersey
Chris Haddox
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
West Virginia
Candace Hall
Elder, Reformed Church in America
New Jersey
The Reverend Stanley Samuel Harakas
Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology, Emeritus
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Massachusetts
Lucinda Hargrave
Paint Creek United Methodist Church
Michigan
Kay Hargreaves
Environmental Concerns Committee
First Presbyterian Church
California
The Reverend Muffy Harmon
Episcopal Church
Iowa
Pastor Don Harrington
American Baptist Churches, U.S.A.
New Jersey
Barbara Ann Harris
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Pennsylvania
Dr. Lincoln Hartford
Wisconsin Conference
United Methodist Church
Wisconsin
Carol Hartong
St. Paul?s United Methodist Church
Michigan
The Reverend Dr. Phil Hausknecht
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Nevada
Mary Hayenga
General Council on Ministries
United Methodist Church
South Dakota
Jack J. Heddon
Maine
Margaret and Norman Henke
Environmental Task Force of
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
California
The Reverend Leon W. Herndon
Faith United Methodist Church
Michigan
Theodore Hiebert
McCormick Theological Seminary
llinois
Quincella Henley
Illinois
Jonna Higgins-Freese
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Iowa
Lee E. Hill, Jr.
United Methodist Church
Mississippi
Emery Hinkston
United Methodist Church
Michigan
The Reverend Mary Hitt
Environment Chairperson
Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
David W. Hoferer
Graduate Fellow
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies
Christian
Wisconsin
Jenny Holmes
Program Director
Interfaith Network for Earth Concerns
Ecumencial Ministries of Oregon
Oregon
Jana Honermann
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Kansas
Jane Horwitz
Chair, Social Action Committee
Beth David Reform Congregation
Pennsylvania
Susan Houff Trudeau
Church of the Brethren
Illinois
Gary Hougen
United Methodist Church
Illinois
Christopher Hoving
Wildlife Ecology Graduate Student
University of Maine
Reformed Church in America
Maine
Alan D. Howe
United Methodist
California
Vic Hummert
CEO, Earth Literacy
Catholic
Louisiana
Karen Ingvoldstad
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Michigan
Ophelia Isaac-Cook
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
North Carolina
The Reverend James D. Jacobs
First United Methodist Church
Michigan
Carol Jacobsen
Restoring Creation Enabler
Presbyterian Church
Illinois
Ralph Jacobson
Prospect Hill Monthly Meeting
Religious Society of Friends
Minnesota
Sharalyn I. Jenson
Care of the Earth Task Force
Baltimore Presbytery
Presbyterian
Maryland
The Reverend Steven L. Johns-Boehme
Executive Director
Michigan Consultation on Christianity and Ecology at the
Michigan Ecumenical Forum
Michigan
Allen Johnson
Creation Song Radio
Church of the Brethren
West Virginia
Katharine B. Johnson
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Georgia
Marian Johnson-Thompson
North Carolina
Lisa Jones-Bateman
Community Lutheran Church
Virginia
Les Judd
NYC affiliate
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
New York
Pamela Kail
Dearborn First United Methodist Church
Michigan
Carrell W. Kalland
Presbyterian
Georgia
Jesten Karper
Target Earth International
Presbyterian
Pennsylvania
Laurie Kaufman
Gladstone Memorial
Michigan
The Reverend Girish C. Khosla
Arya Pratinidhi Sabha America
Michigan
Ada J. Kidd
Environmental Justice Coordinator
Detroit Conference
United Methodist Church
Michigan
Sarah J. King
Environmental Task Force
Arizona Ecumenical Council
Arizona
Donald R. Kirk
Janice E. Kirk
California
Dr. Quentin Knauer
Ecology & Environment Committee
Cambridge Rotary
Presbyterian
Ohio
William R. Knox
Presbyterians for Restoring Creation
North Carolina
Sue Konopka
Physician Assistant/Ecologist
Marsha Kozlowski
Lola Valley United Methodist Church
Michigan
The Reverend Conrad Krahling
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
South Dakota
The Reverend Kurt J. Kremlick, Jr.
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Michigan
The Reverend Demphna Krikorian
United Methodist Church
Michigan
Eric Kurtz
Madison Mennonite Church
Wisconsin
Jane L. Laping
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Texas
Debbie Leo
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Texas
David A. Leslie
Executive Director
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Oregon
Dr. Richard L. Lindroth
Evangelical Free Church of America
Professor of Ecology
University of Wisconsin - Madison
The Reverend Darlene K. Little
Minister
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Pennsylvania
The Reverend Dr. Neal E. and Reverend Carole Lloyd
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Illinois
David M. Lowe
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Arizona
Suellen Lowry
Christian Environmental Council
Society of Friends (Quakers)
California
Nancy Eng MacNeill
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
California
Christina Maillis
Greek Orthodox
Bahamas
Dr. David Mann
Massachusetts
Margaret Mansfield
Mt. Holly Monthly Meeting
Society of Friends
New Jersey
Antonio and Loyda Marquez
Restoring Creation Enabler
Presbytarian Church (U.S.A.)
California
Dr. Carolyn A. Martin
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Georgia
Alden McCutchan
Cannon Valley Meeting
Religious Society of Friends
Minnesota
The Reverend Lisa McIlvenna
Kachville United Methodist Church
Michigan
The Reverend Carole F. Mehl
Missouri West Annual Conference
United Methodist Church
Missouri
June O. Mellish
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
California
Patricia Ann Meyer, Esq.
Christian
Nevada
Sally Milbury-Steen
Executive Director
Pacem in Terris
Delaware
Edward Milligan
Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
North Carolina
The Reverend Carman Minarik
Carleton United Methodist Church
Michigan
The Reverend Donna Minarik
Carleton United Methodist Church
Michigan
Rabbi Michelle Missagieh
Temple Israel
California
Dr. Stanley W. Moore, Ph.D.
Presbyterians for Creation Restoration
The Reverend Peter Moore-Kochlacs
United Methodist Church
California
The Reverend Fred Morris
Executive Director
Florida Council of Churches
Florida
The Reverend Thomas W. Mundahl
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Iowa
Michael Nacrelli
Evangelical Environmental Network
Oregon
Susan Nahwooksy
American Baptist
Oklahoma
Stephanie L. Neill
Fraser Mennonite Church
Pennsylvania
Dr. Richard Neves
Professor, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Virginia Tech
Catholic
Virginia
Larry Nicholas
Northwest Jewish Environmental Project
Elaine Noble
NV Presbytery Restoring Creation Enabler
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Nevada
Thomas V. and Marian C. Noon
Earth Keeping Ministry
Community Lutheran Church
Virginia
Sister Ellen O'Leary CSJ
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange
California
John W. Oliver
Orthodox Christian
Tennessee
Andrea Orcutt
First United Methodist Church
Illinois
Judy Orem
Restoring Creation Enabler
San Francisco Bay Presbytery
Presbyterian
California
Michael J. Oshman
Executive Director
Green Restaurant Association
Green Businesses
The Reverend Sally Owen-Still
United Church of Christ
Illinois
Stephanie Painton
Research Assistant, Dept. of Wildlife Ecology
University of Maine
Pathway Wesleyan Church
Maine
Stephen S. Pearce, Ph.D.
Rabbi, Congregation Emanu-El
California
Ellyn Pearson-Mullis
Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
North Carolina
Ellen Peete
Board of Church and Society Chair
Memphis Conference
United Methodist Church
Tennessee
Shirley Perkins
National Council of Churches
American Baptist Church, Volunteer Eco-Justice Worker
Virginia
Stephen A. Perkins
Associate Director
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Illinois
Diane J. Peterson
Religious Society of Friends
Minnesota
Randy Peterson
Religious Society of Friends
Minnesota
The Reverend Gary Phillips
United Methodist Church
North Carolina
John N. Phillips
Religious Society of Friends
Minnesota
Jack B. Pierce
United Methodist Church / EarthCare, Inc.
Tennessee
Martha L. Pierce
Wider Quaker Fellowship / EarthCare, Inc.
Tennessee
The Reverend John Pitney
United Methodist Church
Idaho
Kathleen Plunkett-Black
Plum Creek Friends Worship Group
Religious Society of Friends
Wisconsin
The Reverend Richard Poethig
Louisville Presbyterian Church
Kentucky
John H. Pollitt
Hale First United Methodist Church
Michigan
Karen B. Poole
United Methodist Church
Michigan
Helen Elizabeth Proechel
Religious Society of Friends
Minnesota
John Ragsdale
United Methodist
California
Ellen Raimes, M.D.
Eco-Justice Working Group
New Mexico Council of Churches
New Mexico
The Reverend Linda Regan
Presbytarian Church (U.S.A.)
California
Lizanne Reynolds
Presbyterian Church
California
Rabbi John Rosove
Temple Israel
California
Carol S. Rowley
Environmental Representative to
Social Services Committee
Episcopalian Province VII
Texas
Jeanne Ruddock
Restoring Creation Enabler
Presbytery of Baltimore
Presbyterian
Maryland
Jim Rupert
Burton: Emmanuel United Methodist Church
Michigan
Hildegard Ryals
Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
North Carolina
Marion Salinger
Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
North Carolina
Tamilyn H. Sanderson
EEN Endangered Species
Pentecostal
Michigan
The Reverend Leslie L Sauer
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
California
The Reverend Peter Sawtell
Eco-Justice Coordinator
Rocky Mountain Conference
United Church of Christ
Colorado
Nancy Scheirer
Restoring Creation Enabler
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Pennsylvania
Jeffrey P. Schloss
Professor of Biology
Westmont College
Director of Biological Programs
Global Stewardship Study Program
Target Earth
California
Wendy Schlueter
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Michigan
The Reverend Joseph J. Scholtes, Jr.
St. John's Lutheran Church
Pennsylvania
Miguel Schwartz
Florida
Richard H. Schwartz
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
College of Staten Island
Author of Judaism and Vegetarianism and Judaism and Global Survival
The Reverend Carl H. Schwarzenberg
United Methodist Minister (retired)
California
Elizabeth Sedlins
Committee on the Stewardship of Creation
The Diocese of Virginia (Episcopal Church)
Virginia
The Reverend Herbert K. Seemann
Environmental Justice
United Methodist Church
Virginia
Carol T. Shumway
Presbyterian
Delaware
Alice Sheffield
Owendale/Gagetown United Methodist Church
Michigan
Alice and Arthur Siegal
Reform Judaism
Washington
David Siegenthaler, M.S., M.Div.
Ecologist/Educator
National Park Service, Yosemite
Eco-Justice Minister
Presbytery of San Francisco
Presbyterian
California
The Reverend Richard Sinner
U.S. Catholic Church
North Dakota
Dr. Harold J. Slater
United Methodist Church
Michigan
Otis A. Smith
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Georgia
Evonne Smitt
Jewish
Virginia
Greg Snyder
Forestry student
University of Tennessee
Tennessee
Daniel Sonke
Technical Resource Specialist
Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization
Florida
The Reverend Christian C. Spoor
Reformed Church in America
Illinois
Joanne Steele
Action for Clean Environment
Forest Watch (Georgia)
Presbyterian
Georgia
The Reverend Dave Steffenson, Ph.D.
Chair, Wisconsin Interfaith IMPACT of the
Wisconsin Council of Churches
United Methodist
Wisconsin
Jim Stephens
Church Lay Leader
Hapeville First United Methodist Church
Georgia
Tim Stevens
The Kermit Society
Christians Caring for Creation
Montana
Dr. Robert L. Stivers
Pacific Lutheran University
Presbyterian Church
Washington
Donald Stroup, Pastor
Church of the Brethren
Michigan
Douglas Sturm
Emeritus Professor of Religion and Political Science
Bucknell University
Beaver Memorial United Methodist Church
Pennsylvania
Robert L. Sutton
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Illinois
Dr. Byron Swanson
California Lutheran University
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
California
Dr. Dennis Sweitzer
American Baptist
Pennsylvania
Amy Sykes
National Baptist
Virginia
Allison Tanner
American Baptist Churches
California
The Reverend Dr. Jonathan C. Terry
United Methodist
Pennsylvania
The Reverend Dr. Eugene TeSelle
Professor of Church History and Theology
Divinity School
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
J. Mark Thomas, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies
United Church of Christ
Wisconsin
Shelly Thomas
M.S. student
University of Maine
American Baptist
Maine
Dr. Leonard Thompson, Sr.
Philadelphia Baptist Association
American Baptist Churches, U.S.A.
Pennsylvania
Jackson Tiffany
Madison Friends Meeting
Wisconsin
The Reverend Paula M. Timm
Detroit Conference
United Methodist Church
Michigan
Beth Titus
Brighton First United Methodist Church
Michigan
The Reverend Tyrone K. Toler
American Baptist
Ohio
Ms. Louisa R. Tran
Episcopal Campus Ministry at
Northwestern University
Illinois
Dr. John C. Twombly
Restoring Creation Enabler
Plains & Peaks Presbytery
Colorado
Dianna E. Ullery
Environmental Working Group
Church of the Brethren
Washington
Sandra Uptegraff
Burton United Methodist Church
Michigan
The Reverend Elizabeth Upton
Eco-Justice Coordinator, Vermont Conference
United Church of Christ
Vermont
Roy Uthes
Marysville United Methodist Church
Michigan
The Reverend Arthur Vaeni
Unitarian Universalist
New Hampshire
Barbara Vaile
Cannon Valley Meeting
Religious Society of Friends
Minnesota
Marjorie A. Vander Wagen (ASCP)
Reformed Church in America
Illinois
Dr. Delmar Vander Zee
Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies
Dordt College
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies--Pacific Rim
Christian Reformed Church
Iowa
The Reverend Franklin E. Vilas, D.Min.
Chair, Environmental Commission, Diocese of Newark
President, Partners for Environmental Quality, Inc.
Member, UNEP Interfaith Partnership on the Environment
Episcopal diocese
New Jersey
Pete Visotsky
Good Shepherd Church
Michigan
The Reverend Edwin H. Voorhees, Jr.
St. Mark?s Episcopal Church
Ohio
Carolyn P. Vrtunski, Ph.D.
Presbyterian Church
Ohio
Ken Voorhis, Director
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Presbyterian Church in America
Tennessee
John M. Wade
Restoring Creation Enabler
Denver Presbytery
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Colorado
Udo Wald, ofw
Chair, Environmental Task Force
Prov. VIII, Episcopal Church
California
Robert Walden
United Methodist Church
Pennsylvania
The Reverend Dr. William Walker
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
New Jersey
John B. Warring
Stephens United Methodist Church
Michigan
Helen Waterson
United Methodist Diaconal Minister
California
Peggy Welch, Ph.D.
Episcopal Church
Texas
Len West
Natural Areas Planner
Virginia
Kenneth Westlake
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Illinois
David Wheeler
American Baptist
California
Dr. Andrew E. Whitted
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
North Carolina
Marjorie Williams
United Methodist Church
New Mexico
The Reverend Ruby L. Wilson
African Methodist Episcopal
Illinois
Kim M. Winchell
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Michigan
Robert L. Wixom, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
University of Missouri
Religious Society of Friends
Missouri
Fred Yeats
Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
North Carolina
Susan Youmans
Co-Chair, Committee on Faith & Environment
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Susan Young
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
California
Lawrence Zorn, Jr.
Monroe First United Methodist Church
Michigan
* This letter contains signatures from individuals for whom affiliations are for identification purposes only, as well as individuals who represent organizations.
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