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Heads of national religious movements across faiths – including the General Ministers and Presidents of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ – sign joint declaration<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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WASHINGTON \u2013 <\/strong>In light of the current crisis in the Middle East, anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish discrimination in the United States are on the rise. Prominent U.S. faith leaders across traditions convened December 19 to jointly acknowledge and address the rise in identity-based hate, and commit to building a nation where all people, no matter their faith or cultural background, are treated with fairness, dignity and respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know this is a moment where the proliferation of hate is extraordinary,\u201d said Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism<\/strong>, at the gathering held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. \u201cPeople deserve to be able to walk down the street \u2013 whether in Burlington, Vt., or Victoria, Texas, or wherever they are \u2013 with the assumption they can walk freely. So, if we are in a community in the United States where walking down the street wearing a keffiyeh or a kippah, speaking Arabic or Hebrew, if those are endangering practices, we are all in that moment of danger. Since October 7, the increase in antisemitism has been quite dramatic, and the corollary is true about anti-Muslim violence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He discussed how in 2017, after the Victoria Islamic Center was firebombed, the president of the Reform synagogue gave the imam of the mosque a set of keys to the synagogue, inviting him to use the Jewish house of prayer as his community\u2019s own. \u201cI share this story because it is part of the trauma of this moment, but at the same time it\u2019s the possibility of this moment. It\u2019s not as if we don\u2019t have clues about how to be the people of faith that God wants us to be. To build those bonds in a moment of crisis, we can actually lean on that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through a <\/strong>joint declaration<\/strong><\/a> read at the gathering<\/strong>, faith leaders from diverse backgrounds united in a show of interfaith solidarity amidst the growing crisis in the Middle East and at home in the United States, dedicating themselves to preventing the alarming escalation of anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish discrimination and violence in the U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The declaration, an initiative of the Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign<\/strong>, is now public, and faith leaders across the United States who wish to add their names are invited to do so. The declaration has been affirmed by many Shoulder to Shoulder\u2019s National<\/a> and Community and Congregational Network<\/a> members. The General Ministers and Presidents of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ, the Rev. Teresa Hord Owens and the Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, respectively, are signatories of the declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event featured a panel discussion with faith leaders representing a variety of national religious movements, including Rabbi Jacobs<\/strong>, Imam Talib Shareef<\/strong>, President and Imam of Masjid Muhammad, The Nation\u2019s Mosque, in Washington, D.C.; and Rev. Teresa \u201cTerri\u201d Hord Owens<\/strong>, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). They discussed the state of affairs domestically and internationally, how each of their faith communities has been affected, and their vision for a safer future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAffirming our shared humanity is not and should not ever be conditional, controversial, polarizing, or divisive \u2013 it should be our starting place, our grounding, and our loud and clear uniting call to action,\u201dsaid Nina Fernando, executive director of the <\/strong>Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign<\/strong><\/a>, who moderated today\u2019s discussion. \u201cFaith leaders from many traditions are coming together in interfaith solidarity and a shared commitment to build bridges and protect each others\u2019 human dignity. The Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign\u2019s work is harder now \u2013 and also more needed now \u2013 than ever before. At this time where many feel deep pain and desperation for an end to violence, our team and our leadership are doing everything we can to meet this unprecedented moment and ensure this crisis does not break us apart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imam Talib Shareef, president and imam of Masjid Muhammad, The Nation\u2019s Mosque, in Washington, D.C.<\/strong>, said,\u201cLove and hate cannot occupy the same space at the same time. If you want a healthy society and if you want to heal society, we need to stand shoulder to shoulder and embrace each other. Bring the wall down to see beyond the labels above humans. We\u2019re the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added the Rev. Teresa Hord Owens, General Minister and President, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)<\/strong>, \u201cThis crisis is happening when we\u2019re living in a resurgence \u2013 and it is a resurgence, it’s not the beginning \u2013 of Christian nationalism. I’m very concerned as a Christian leader about its resurgence. It\u2019s the same Christian nationalism that gave rise to the KKK during Reconstruction.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn other words, your disagreement with me should not sanction my destruction or even my disrespect. Everyone has a right to exist, has a right to be. We must speak up for one another in the name of love. Imagine if we in solidarity could come against policies and actions that are othering anyone in this country. While I\u2019m not going to agree with every biblical interpretation that you offer, that shouldn’t keep me from fighting for your survival.\u201d

The Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign: Standing with American Muslims, Advancing American Ideals is a national multifaith coalition of religious denominations and faith-based organizations who are committed to ending anti-Muslim hatred, discrimination, and violence in the United States of America.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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