Endorsements from Faith & Community Leaders (382)

Faith Leaders

• Kevin Agee
• Reverend Dr. Eileen Altman (Associate Pastor, First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, UCC)*
• Reverend Thomas Ambrogi (Inland Valley Death Penalty Focus)
• Sr. Mary Jean Amore, S.M.I.C.
• James Anderson
• Maggid Raja Anderson (Yeashore Community)*
• Nancy Anderson
• Yuri Ando
• Monsignor Ludwig Andre (retired, Catholic Diocese of San Jose)*
• Celeste Arbuckle
• Rabbi Melanie Aron (Congregation Shir Hadash)*
• Lama Milkweed Augustine
• The Reverend Ed Bacon (Rector, All Saints Church, Pasadena)
• Betty Bechtel
• Gerritt and Elizabeth Baker-Smith
• Vincent Balbas
• Reverend Carissa Baldwin (Director of Peace and Justice, All Saints Church, Pasadena)
• Reverend Jay Bananal (Parochial Vicar, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church)*
• Nathen Banne
• Luz Barcelona
• Rabbi Uri Barnea, Ph.D (Temple B'nai Israel; Union of Reform Judiasm)*
• David Barrows (San Diego Friends Meeting (Quakers))*
• Sharif Battikhi (American Islamic Services Foundation)
• Linda Batton (Director of Social Ministries, Diocese of San Jose)*
• Reverend Anthony Bellesorte, O.C.S.O. (Roman Catholic Priest; Member, Cistercian Abbey of New Clairvaux)*
• Bruce Benander
• Rabbi Allen B. Bennett
• Blake Bentley
• Denise Bergez
• Paulita Bernuy (Sisters of Social Service)*
• Ernest Bersienne
• Cecile Bertheau
• Bill Blackburn
• Bruce Blacknight
• Kathryn Blackwell
• Linda Blumenthal
• Reverend Arthur R. Boon
• Reverend Gene Boutilier
• Michele Bouvier
• Bro. John Boylan, O.E.F.
• Monsignor Eugene Boyle (retired, Catholic Diocese of San Jose)*
• Father Greg Boyle (Homeboy Industries)*
• Sr. Grace Boys (Sisters of Social Service, Catholic Women Religious)*
• Bravewolf
• Reverend Dr. Linda B. Brebner (PCUSA)*
• Reverend Blaise N. Brockman (Associate Pastor, Holy Angels Church)*
• Mary Sue Brookshire (Minister, United Church of Christ)*
• Reverend Gerald Brown (Professor, St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park)*
• Reverend Lowell H. Brown (United Methodist Church)*
• Gerald Brown (Executive Director, United African American Ministerial Action Council)
• Reverend Jacqualine Brown (Retired Minister, United Church of Christ)*
• Leona Brown
• Rose Brown
• Eileen Brownell
• Carl F. Bunje (Deacon, Diocese of San Jose)*
• Bonnie Margay Burke
• Jerry Burks
• Kevyn Burn
• Antoinette Calavas
• Reverend William H. Carey (Affirming Pentecostal Church International; President-Apostolic Institute of Ministry)*
• Virginia Carlson
• Father Michael Carson (Queen of Apostles Church)
• Reverend Gloria Del Castillo (Priest, El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Church, San Francisco)*
• Sister Margaret Castro (Sister for Christian Community)*
• Judith Lane Chatfield
• Reverend Dan Cheever (Universal Ministries, Semi-Retired)*
• Reverend Diana N. Cheifetz
• Reverend Jeffrey Cheifetz
• Catharine Christof
• Shane Claiborne (Author and Activist)
• Reverend Tina Cansler Clark
• James Cogswell (Retired Presbyterian Minister; Asia Secretary for the Presbyterian Church, U.S. (1961-1967); Director, Presbyterian World Service/World Hunger Program (1971-1983); Director, Overseas Ministries of the National Council of Churches (1983-1988))*
• Monsignor John Coleman (retired, Catholic Diocese of San Jose)*
• Sister Catherine Connell (Sisters of Social Service)*
• Rabbi Laurie Coskey (Executive Director, Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice)*
• The Reverend Catherine Costas (Deacon, Episcopal Diocese of California)
• Brad Cotton
• George Crespin
• David Cross
• Erik Culbertson
• Denise Cully
• Cathleen Daley
• Father Kirk Davis, OSA
• Deacon Clyde Davis (Catholic Chaplain, California Correctional Institute)*
• Noel DeBruton
• Annette Debs
• Guarione Delgado
• Cathleen Deppe (Vestry Board Member, Holy Faith Episcopal Church, Inglewood)
• James Deshotels
• Father John Direen (St. Joseph the Worker Church, Berkeley)
• Marguerite Donovan, C.S.J.
• Larry Dunphy
• Reverend Paula J. Elizabeth (United Church of Christ)*
• Dennis Ellis
• Father Armando Escurel (St. Rita's Church)
• Richard Estrada
• Darryl Fair (Pastor, Renaissance Christian Center)*
• Father Robert Fambrini, S.J.
• John Fanestil (Executive Director, San Diego Foundation for Change)*
• Father Emmet Farrell
• Sister Maureen Fenlon
• Sally Fisher
• Sister Madeline Fitzgerald (Pastoral Assistant-Director of Adult Education; Prison Ministry)*
• Antonio R. Flores
• Bishop Cirilo Flores (Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego)
• Carlos Florido, O.S.F.
• Reverend Victor H. Floyd (Metropolitan Community Church, San Francisco)
• Rachel Foxman
• Sanchez Francoise
• The Reverend Joseph Frazier, S.C.P. (Vicar, St. Columbus Episcopal Mission, Society of Catholic Priests)*
• Ronnie Friedman-Barone (Urban Ministry Fellow)*
• Dina M. Garcia (Joan of Arc Residence-Religious of Jesus and Mary)*
• Barbara Garcia
• Dr. Jamie Gates (Director, Center for Justice & Reconciliation, Point Loma Nazarene University)*
• Dr. Pamela Gehrke (Unitarian Universalist Ministerial Candidate)*
• Reverend Roy Gesley (Minister, United Church of Christ)*
• Reverend Dennis Gibbs (Prism Restorative Justice)
• Reverend Dr. Diana C. Gibson (Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice)
• Reverend Carla Gilbert (Retired Minister, United Church of Christ)*
• Alice Ann Glenn
• Jason Glenn
• Deacon Clark Goecker (Catholic Diocese of Sacramento; Director, Newman Center, UC Davis)*
• John Goelz
• Maggid Andrew Gold (Congregation Kol HaLev, Santa Fe, New Mexico)*
• Reverend Dr. Norman Gottwald
• Reverend James E. Grant (First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego)*
• Barrie Gray
• Right Reverend Mary Gray-Reeves (Bishop of the Diocese of El Camino Real)*
• Rita Green
• Rabbi James Greene (Addison-Penzak Jewish Communtiy Center)*
• Dina Christine Greenway
• Sister Mary Pius Halicky
• Sarah Halverson
• Reverend Tonya S. Harris (Clergy, United Methodist Church)*
• Hershl Hartman
• D.D. Happ
• David Haproff
• Hershl Hartman
• Robert E. Hayes (Diocese of San Jose, Queen of Apostles Church)*
• Vivienne Hayes-Hobelsberger
• Reverend Elke Heitmeyer
• The Reverend Charles H. Hensel
• Reverend J. Lee Hill, Jr. (Senior Pastor, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church)*
• Carol Hilton
• James Hinde
• Reverend Dr. E. Glenn Hinson (Senior Professor, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky)*
• Kimberly Hodgson
• Margaret Hoffman
• Reverend Dr. James V. Hogue (Minister, United Church of Christ; Correctional Chaplain)*
• Sister Karolina Hohmann (Dominican Sister, Sunnyvale)*
• Terry Horowit
• Reverend Glenda Hope (San Francisco Network Ministries, Presbyterian)*
• Lynn Hopkins
• Norman Howe
• John and Roberta Hydar
• Tanita Indelicato
• Rabbi Debbi Israel (Congregation Emeth)*
• Sister Marion Irvine, O.P. (Dominican Sisters of San Rafael)
• Arthur Jackson
• Reverend Jesse Jackson
• The Reverend Paula M. Jackson (Rector, Episcopal Church of Our Saviour/Iglesia de Nuestro Salvador)*
• Father Tommie L. Jennings (Christ the King Church, San Diego)
• Bill Johnson
• Don Johnson (Leader in Ethical Culture)*
• Clifford Johnston (Priest in Charge, Chapel of the Good Shepard (Episcopal), Hawk Run, Pennsylvania)*
• The Reverend Allan B. Jones (retired United Methodist Clergy, Santa Rosa)*
• Reverend Dr. Alan Jones (Senior Pastor, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Sacramento)*
• George Jurand
• Reverend Phillip Wm. Kearse
• Reverend Dr. John P. Keenan (Retired Episcopal Priest, Diocese of Vermont; Professor Emeritus of Asian Religions, Middlebury College)*
• Mary Kelly
• Aleksandra Kendel
• Reverend Zelda M. Kennedy (All Saints Church, Pasadena)
• Christopher Key (Post-Denominational Priest)*
• Har Simran Kaur Khalsa
• Soren Kisiel
• Reverend Jeffrey A. Kisner, Ph.D, (Professor of Biblical and Ministry Studies, Waynesburg University)*
• Marcine Klemm
• David Kludt (Pastor, Kairos Hollywood)*
• Shanti Knight
• Rev. Msgr. Theodore Kraus (Pastor, Santa Maria Catholic Church)*
• Roland and Ruth Kverndal
• Teresa Lamb
• Suzanne Lamport
• Scott Landis (Pastor, Mission Hills United Church of Christ)*
• Deacon Andres Larraza (San Carlos Cathedral, Diocese of Monterey)*
• Reverend Richard Lawrence (Retired Minister, United Methodist Church)*
• Reverend Phil Lawson (Retired Pastor, United Methodist Church)*
• Reverend Annette Saint John Lawrence (Minister, Non-Denominational Church)*
• George Leddy
• Reverend Deborah Lee (Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights)*
• Sister Barbara Jean Lee, C.S.J. (Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange)
• Reverend Dale Morris Lee (United Methodist Church)*
• Reverend G. Robert Leger (Pastor, Church of the Resurrection)*
• The Venerable Joanne Leslie (Archdeacon, Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles)
• Reverend Kimbrough A. Leslie (Retired, United Methodist Church)*
• The Reverend Richard B. Leslie (Rector, St. Mary's by the Sea Episcopal Church)*
• Reverend Colleen M. Lewis (Deacon, The Episcopal Church)*
• Jason Lindsay
• Dominica LoBianco
• Ruth Lorenz
• Ann Lougee
• Father Roland Lozano, C.M.F. (Pastor, Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church)*
• David Lutz
• Dave Maguire
• Reverend Beth Ann Maier, M.D. (St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Berkeley)
• Reverend Kobutsu Malone-osho (American Rinzai Zen Buddhist priest; Executive Director, The Engaged Zen Foundation)
• Father Mike Mangoian, OSB, USN (Retired, Oratory of Bl. Pope John XXIII)*
• Reverend Michael A. Marini (Retired, Diocese of Monterey)*
• Deacon Joe Marino (Diocese of San Bernardino)*
• Reverend Ramon R. Marrufo
• Birl Martin
• Herby Martin
• Rich McCullen (Senior Minister, Mission Gathering Christian Church Disciples of Christ)*
• Judy McDonnell
• Valerie McEntee
• Reverend Gerald McGovern, O.M.I. (retired Missionary Priest of the Catholic Church)*
• Evans McGowan
• Father Brendan McGuire (Vicar General, Diocese of San Jose)*
• Fr. Vincent McKiernan, C.S.P. (Pastoral Associate at the St. Thomas More Newman Center, Columbus, Ohio)*
• Reverend Edward H. Meiser (Presbyterian Church, USA)*
• Reverend Dr. Karen Melander-Magoon
• Donna Merz
• Father Michael J. Miller (Professor, St. Patrick's Smeinary)*
• Robert Miller
• Pastor Wilbert Miller (First Lutheran Church, San Diego)*
• Reverend Dr. Curt Miner (United Church of Christ)*
• Brent Mitchell
• David Moffatt
• Hanif Mohebi (Executive Director, CAIR San Diego)*
• Aimee Moiso
• Reverend Mary Moreno Richardson
• George Morgan
• John Morris
• Reverend Michael Moynahan, S.J.
• Reverend Lois Mueller (Pastor, Plymouth United Church of Christ)
• The Reverend Mr. Robert F. Murdock (Retired U.S. Navy Chaplain, United Church of Christ)*
• The Reverend Dr. Alex Nagey (Rector, Holy Trinity Angelican Church)*
• The Venerable Orgyen Namgyal (Buddhist Monk, Kunzang Palyul Choling)*
• Sister Christa Neunzling (Dominican Sisters of Oakford)*
• Phil Nguyen
• Reverend Canon Albert J. Ogle (St. Paul's Foundation for International Reconciliation)*
• Father Sean O'Laoire, Ph.D
• LaVern Olberding, O.S.F.
• Robert Oldham
• Margaret Olson
• Reverend Bruce Orsborn (Catholic Priest)
• Reverend David Y. Ota (St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Foster City)*
• Samuel Park
• Rashid Patch
• Reverend Glenn Paul
• Linnea Peery
• Father Joe Pendergast (retired, Catholic Diocese of San Jose)*
• Mary Ann Percy (Chaplain, Member of La Jolla Friends Meeting (Quakers))*
• Reverend Josho Pat Phelan (Senior Priest, The Chapel Hill Zen Center, North Carolina)*
• Dr. Carroll L. Pickett (Presbyterian Church, USA; former Chaplain, Texas Death House)*
• Rev. James N. Poulsen (Pastor, St. Martin of Tours Parish)*
• Father Victor M. Prado (Our Lady of the Assumption Church)*
• Reverend Baika Pratt (Zen (Buddhist) Priest, Mt. Diablo Zen Group)*
• Sister Helen Prejean
• John Pulvino
• Joseph Pummill (Retired Episcopal Priest)
• Reverend Ross Putnam
• Reverend Lindi Ramsden (Senior Minister and Executive Director, Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry, California)
• Annamaria Rebus
• Thomas Reinhart-Marean
• Gayla Reiter
• Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben
• Alicia Rhoden
• Reverend Dr. Sharon Rhodes-Wickett (Claremont United Methodist Church)*
• Sandra Richards
• The Very Reverend Scott Richardson
• Terrence Richey
• Father Pedro M. Rivera
• Rene Robert
• Jose Robledo Jr.
• Reverend R. Richard Roe (Retired Minister, United Church of Christ)*
• Caitlin Rohrer
• Steve Rosenbluth, Worship and Ministry, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
• Father Jose Antonio Rubio (Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, Diocese of San Diego)*
• Nancy Ruckert
• Reverend Susan Russell (All Saints Church, Pasadena)
• Aileen Sander (Agape Licensed Spiritual Practitioner, Agape International Spiritual Center)*
• Msgr. John Sandersfeld (Diocese of San Jose)*
• Teresa Sauceda
• Reverend Craig Scandrett-Leatherman, Ph.D (Elder, Free Methodist Church, USA)*
• Father George E. Schultze, SJ (Roman Catholic Priest, Society of Jesus (Jesuit))*
• Minister Bruce H. Scroggins (FMBC/Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota)*
• Reverend Madison T. Shockley, II (Pilgrim United Church of Christ)
• Reverend Dr. Marguerite Shuster (Professor of Preaching and Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary)*
• Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi (Chairman, Islamic Shura Council of Southern California)
• Reverend Jo Siders (Retired Minister, United Church of Christ)*
• Charlotte Sigler
• Robt Dan Simmons
• Fr. River Damein Sims (Temenos Catholic Worker, Society of Franciscan Workers)
• Chaplain Earl Smith (Law Enforcement Justice Advocate, Death Penalty Focus)
• Kirby Smith (Vicar, Faith Episcopal Church)*
• Myrna Smith
• Reverend Jeffrey Spencer (Senior Pastor, Niles Discovery Church, Fremont)*
• Dawn Spencer
• Reverend Matthew D. Stanley (Pastor, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish)*
• Javier Stauring
• John Steele
• Reverend Jerald M. Stinson (Senior Minister, First Congregational Church of Long Beach)*
• Reverend Dorothy Streutker, J.D. (United Church of Christ)*
• Reverend Donald Studebaker
• Gerard Sullivan, S.M.
• Monsignor Terrence Sullivan (retired, Catholic Diocese of San Jose)*
• Chaplain Romeo Gel Supnet (Diocese of San Diego)*
• Cliff Sutherland (Retired Pastor, American Baptist Churches)*
• Derwent Suthers
• Shakeel Syed (Executive Director, Islamic Shura Council of Southern California)
• Reverend Father James K. Taylor (Retired Episcopal Priest; former Rector, St. Matthew's, Indianapolis; former University Chaplain of Indiana University, University of Michigan, and Syracuse University)*
• Reverend Mr. Steve Taylor (Deacon, Diocese of Fresno)*
• Griffith H. Thomas
• Tim Thompson
• JoAn Thompson-Simmons
• Rex Toles
• Elsa Tsakanika
• Dr. Karma Lekshe Tsomo
• Reverend Michael V. Tueth, S.J. (Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University)*
• Archbishop Desmund Tutu
• Peter von Ehrenkrook (Temescal Chapter Leader, Soka Gakkai International)*
• Reverend Donald Waddell
• John and Cheryl Waide
• The Reverend Julie Wakelee-Lynch (Rector, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Albany, California)*
• Deborah Wallace
• Jim Wallis (Author, CEO of Sojourners Magazine)*
• Reverend Dr. Robert B. Wallace (Inland Valley Death Penalty Focus, American Baptist Churches*)
• Ken Walsh
• Father James Walsh (retired, Catholic Diocese of San Jose)*
• Roberta Ward (Editor, The Valley Catholic)*
• Reverend Anita R. Warner
• Guy Wauthy
• Seth Lennon Weiner (Minister, Universal Life Church)*
• Ernest White
• Joanne Whitt (Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, San Anselmo)
• Joan Wiersma (Road to Enlightenment, Metaphysical Ministerial Church)*
• Father Neal J. Wilkinson, S.J.
• Claudia Williams
• Lucious Wilson
• Stephanie Windon
• John Wolfe
• Reverend Jeffrey Earl Womble
• Zion Woods
• Ron Wrinkle
• Daniel Wysong
• Sister Gail Young, S.S.S. (Sisters of Social Service)*

Community Leaders

• Carl "Rusty" Arnesen (former Chief Deputy Public Defender, San Diego County)
• Jenny Beeler
• Selisse Berry (Founding Executive Director, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates)*
• Stephen Bright (Southern Center for Human Rights)
• Gretchen Burns Bergman (Executive Director and Co-Founder, A New PATH (Parents for Addiction, Treatment, and Healing)*
• Courtney Driver (Executive Vice-Chair, Minority Caucus, Young Democrats of America)*
• Andrea Guerrero (Executive Director, Equality Alliance)*
• Anne Hoiberg (President, International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego)
• Dolores Huerta
• Smita Nadia Hussain (DNC Delegate, CD-13)
• Dr. Delores Jacobs (CEO, San Diego LGBT Community Center)
• Van Jones
• Monique Kane, MFT (Executive Director, Community Health Awareness Council)
• Dick King
• Roger Lowenstein (Executive Director, Los Angeles Leadership Academy)*
• Nicholas Marinaro, (Retired Fire Chief of Palo Alto)
• Dorothy McCrea, Ed.D (Educator)
• Antonio Medrano (Co-Chair, Concilio Latino)
• Enrique Morones (Director, Border Angels)*
• Corrine Mposi (SEIU Local 721)
• Quynh Nguyen (Center on Policy Initiatives)*
• Rex Richards (President, Long Beach Democratic Club)
• Bob Schoonover (President, SEIU Local 721)
• Betty and Stanley Sheinbaum (Peace and Human Rights Activists)
• Gloria Steinem (Author, Activist)
• Bryan Stevenson (Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative)
• Diane Takvorian (Environmental Health Coalition)*
• Frank Tamborello (Director, Hunger Action Los Angeles)
• Mark W. Toney, Ph.D (Executive Director, TURN)*
• Raymond Uzeta (Retired Executive Director, Chincano Federation)*
• Dr. Shirley Weber (Chair of Africana Studies, San Diego State University)*
• Linda Williams-Dent (Vice-President, SEIU Local 721)
• Lei Chala Wilson (President, San Diego NAACP)*
• Karen Wingard (Regional Director, California Democratic Party)

*Organization listed for identification purposes only.