Signers of the Declaration


The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, Presiding Bishop Emeritus ELCA, Lutheran World Federation President (2003-2010)
The Rev. Pamela Cooper-White, C.B. Johnson Professor Emerita of Psychology and Religion and Dean and Vice President Emerita, Union Theological Seminary, New York.
Dr. Larry Rasmussen Reinhold Niebuhr, Emeritus Professor of Social Ethics, Union Seminary, New York.
The Rev. Elizabeth A. Platz, ELCA Campus Pastor (ret.) University of Maryland, College Park
Rev. Dr. Karen Bloomquist, Former Director of Theological Studies, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).
Rev. Dr. Barbara Rossing, seminary professor emerita, New Testament scholar
Dr. Mick Grzonka Author, Wachtendonk, Germany
Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, Theologian/Author/Professor, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and Graduate Theological Union
Dr. Paul Wee, Professor (ret.) and Former Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Assistant General Secretary for International Affairs and Human Rights, Lacey, WA
Rev. Conrad Braaten, Retired Sr. Pastor, Church of the Reformation ELCA, Washington, DC
Deacon Kyle Warfield, Deacon, Saint Luke Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, MD
Fr. Franklin Morales, Priest in Charge, Christ Memorial, Oshawa, Ontario
The Rev. Connie A. Miller, Senior Pastor, Saint Luke Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, MD
Dr. Kellie Sanders, Leadership Coach and Consultant
The Rev. D. Randall Faro, Lutheran clergyman, retired
Rev. Richard Zawistoski, ELCA clergy
Pastor Alan Solmonson, Teacher
Rev. Paul Lundborg, Retired Lutheran pastor.
Dr. Dan Corbett, Professor
Dr. Joel Eide, Retired Professor of Fine Art
Mr. Paul Ramshaw, Retired appellate civil rights lawyer
Mr. Einar Olsen
Mr. Harold Hofstad, Retired Technical Writer
The Rev. Philip Schroeder, Retired pastor
Mrs. Sharon Schroeder, Retired Registered nurse
Dr. David Braaten, Professor (Retired)
Rev. Dean McDonald, clergy therapist
Rev. Gary Nuss, Retired Pastor
Ms. Solveig Muus
Rev. Jeannine Daggett, Retired ELCA Pastor
Mrs. Karen Cowden, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, DC
Ms. Suzanne Wells, Retired
Rev. Dr. Gary Petersen, Retired
Rev. Philip Rue, Pastor, Retired
Rev. Melody Young, Retired Pastor
Rev. Torrey Barcanic, Retired pastor and Bible Teacher
Martha Garner
Rev. Naomi Barcanic, Retired ELCA Pastor
Mr. Adam Graham, Musician
Bishop Robert Keller, Retired clergy
Ms. Ruth Manchester Parish Nurse, Saint Luke Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, MD
Pr. Rosario Hernandez Pastor, Mixtec indigenous community in the Mountain of Guerrero region, Mexico
Rev. Robert Hillstead, Retired Clergy
Pastor Chris Boerger, Pastor
The Rev. David Milligan, Pastor
Mr. Scott McKay, Retired
Mr. Daniel Thomas, Retired
Mr. William K. Schultz, Retired Senior Analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency
Ms. Laura Stransky Retired, Forestry Technician, Organist
Ms. Anita Young, Retired
Mr. Leon Thomsen, Teacher
Ms. Marlana Monn, Retired Teacher
Mr. James Monn, Teacher
Rev. Dr. Duane Larson, Theologian
Mr. Steven Wee, Attorney
Mr. Jeff Keck, Teacher
Ms. Theda Blackwelder, Teacher, Advocate, Christian Educator
Mr. Larry McCallum, Retired
Mr. Gery Gerst, Teacher
Joan Forry
Rev. Dr. Marilyn Matevia, Pastor
Rev. Bonnie Grimaldi, Pastor
Rev. Chad Brekke, Pastor Minneapolis
Rev. Barbara Holzhauser, Clergy Northeast Ohio
Mr. Paul Gochnour, Retired Ohio
Rev. Michael Oakley, Retired ELCA Pastor, Cincinnati Ohio
Dn. Amanda Gardner, Minister
Rev. Richard Kidd, Pastor
Deacon Allison Wilcox, ELCA Deacon
Rev. Joshua Krenz, Pastor Conneaut, OH
Mrs. Sally Huntsberger Chardon, Ohio
Ms. Anne Davies, Teacher
Rev. Jim Grunow, Pastor, retired
Rev. Dr. Thomas Christensen, Pastor, Professor, Missionary
Rev. Charles Zang, Pastor
Ms. Sandra Koontz, Retired Teacher/Fairfax, VA
Rev. Peter Bastien, Pastor
Rev. Jeanette Leisk, Pastor
Ms. Julie Cooley
Rev. Sarah Lewis, ELCA clergy
Ms. Barbara Solt, Retired social worker
Rev. Kenneth Champagne, Pastor
Rev. Thomas Knoll, Pastor, Churchton, MD
Ms. Sarah Morrison, Policy Analyst, retired
Rev. Dennis Hacker, Retired pastor
Sister Ramona Daily, Retired chaplain and chaplain educator
Dr. Douglas Taylor, CDR, USNR, Fed (r)
Ms. Dorothy Sorrell, Retired nurse
Rev. Thomas Prinz, Retired pastor
Ms. Corinne Berkseth, Baker Alexandria, VA
Mrs. Mary Johnson, Retired/Massachusetts
Mr. Mark Moorgan
Rev. Mark Blice-Baum, Pastor (Retired)
Ms. Heather Whitman
Andrea Barron, Seminarian
Rev. Kari Parsons, Pastor
Rev. Sarah Lewis, Clergy ELCA
Rev. Eric Faret, Pastor
Ms. Carol Wilson, Retired
Rev. Joan Breckenridge, Neighbor
Mr. David Newman, Pastor
Rev. David Slagle Peck, Pastor/Epiphany Lutheran Church - Burtonsville, MD
Rev. Jeanette Surita-Vazquetelles, Pastor, Hope Lutheran Church, Annandale VA 22003
Rev. Alexander Stall, Pastor
Mrs. Pamela Moody, retired/Cottonwood Arizona
Dr. Christeen Allen, Maryland
Dr. Richard Hoehn Retired, pastor/professor/director of Bread for the World Institute
Mr. Gregory Sanders, Researcher, Siver Spring, MD
Kirsten Schwiesow
Ms. Donna Nelson
Deacon Emily DeMarco, Washington, D.C.
Rev. Dr. James B. Martin-Schramm, Professor Emeritus, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa (USA)
Rev. Renata Eustis, pastor, Washington, DC
Rev. Dr. James McDonald, Pastor-National Capital Presbytery
Mx. Jenny Alexander-Allen, Vicar
Rev. Dr. Christine Blice-Baum, Meditation Teacher
Mx. Mychel Vandover
Ms. Dena Dahlman, Nurse
Ms. Sharon Porter, retired
Rev. Kari Parsons, Pastor
Dr. Craig Nessan, Professor and Teaching Theologian
Pastor Dr. Martin Hoffmann, Professor (ret.)
Rev. Linda Harrison, priest
Ms. Donna Hepner, Christian
Rev. Jarrod Jabre, Deacon, Silver Spring, Maryland
Prof. Dr. Charles Amjad-Ali, Ph.D., Th.D., The Martin Luther King, Jr., Prof. of Justice and Christian Community (Emeritus) Director of Islamic Studies (Emeritus) Luther Seminary St. Paul, MN 55108
Mrs. Leslie Cradlin
Mr. Ulrich Duchrow, Prof.
Bishop Philip Hirsch, Bishop, Metropolitan Washington, DC Synod, ELCA
Rev. Joel Zeiders, ELCA Pastor, Ret.
Rev. Craig Miller, Bishop, Upper Susquehanna Synod
Rev. Karla Leiby, ELCA Pastor
Rev. Julie Hutson, Senior Pastor/Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Olympia, WA
Ms Barbara Sanders, Civic activist, Silver Spring MD
Mr. Michael Krukar, Retired
Ms. Kathryn Tobias, Lutheran committed to serving those the world pushes aside
Rev. Ron Kempe, Lutheran Clergy retired
Rev. Julie O’Brien, pastor retired
Rev. Barbara Bengtson, Retired Pastor
Mr. Willard Unkenholz, Retired Engineer