June 19, 2008 - We, the undersigned, urge the New York State Legislature to protect families in New York State by extending marriage to same-sex couples.
Rabbi Carie Carter, Park Slope Jewish Center, Brooklyn
Deacon Charles I. Gridley, Delmar Reformed Church, Delmar
The Rev. Dr. Sharon Jacobson, Tawa Pano Unity Fellowship Church, Rochester
Rabbi Elliot Skidell, Congregation Beth Emeth, Hewlett
Rabbi Felicia L. Sol, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York
The Rev. Dr. H. Darrell Lance, Lake Avenue Baptist Church, Rochester
The Rev. J. Brad Benson, St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Bath
Father James F. Stewart, Benedictine Gronge, Harrison
The Rev. James Mulcahy, Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church, Rochester
Rev. Jane Ann Groom, Sayville Congregational UCC, Sayville
Rev. Jean Wahlstrom, May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, Syracuse
Deacon John Hayes, Metropolitan Baptist Church, New York
The Rev. Krishna Stone, Ordained non-denominational minister, New York
Cantor Liz Kessler Sacks, Central Synagogue, New York
The Most Rev. Richard Roy, The National Catholic Church of America, Albany
The Rev. Dr. Richard S. Gilbert, Retired Unitarian Universalist Minister, Rochester
The Rev. S. Philip Benier, Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, Rochester
The Rev. Steve Clunn, First United Methodist Church of Schenectady, Schenectady
Elder William Moyer, Presbyterian, Troy
Rabbi Abigail Sosland, Solomon Scheehter High School of Westchester
Rev. Adam Bartholomew, Episcopal, Mount Vernon
Rabbi Alan J. Katz, Temple Sinai, Rochester
Rabbi Alan Stadmauer, New York
Rev. Alicia Heath-Toby, Unity Fellowship Church, Brooklyn
Rabbi Amy Sapowith, Temple Sinai, Rochester
Rabbi/Cantor Angela Buchdahl, Central Synagogue, New York
The Rev. Angela Maddalone Skinner, First Presbyterian of Yorktown
Rev. Ann Kansfield, Greenpoint Reformed Church, Brooklyn
Seminarian Anna Deweese, Methodist, Union Theological Seminary, New York
Dr. Anne Klaeysen, Doctor of Ministry, Leader of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, Garden City
Arleen Urell, Jewish (Reform), Albany
Rabbi Arthur Schwartz, Kehillath Shalom Synagogue, Cold Spring Harbor
Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen, Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, New York
The Rev. Dr. Barbara Hulsing, Good Shepherd Community of Faith, Buffalo
Rev. Barbara Lundblad, Advent Lutheran Church, Union Theological Seminary, New York
President Barbara Pollard, Reform Jewish Voice, Scarsdale
Barbara Selbst, Congregation Kol Ami, White Plains
Barbara Zaron, Jewish (Reform), Slingerlands
Rabbi Benjamin David, Temple Sinai of Roslyn, Roslyn Heights
Rabbi Benjamin Newman, Congregation M'vakshe Derekh, Scarsdale
Rabbi Bernard Bloom, Jewish (Reform), Saratoga Springs
The Rev. Bill Barney, First United Methodist Church, Schenectady
Rev. Bill Levering First Reformed Church of Schenectady
Rabbi Bonita Sussman, Community Health Action of Staten Island, Staten Island
The Rev. Bonnie J. Giebfried, Golden Eagle Interfaith Ministries, Long Island
Brendan Fay, Dignity New York
Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York
Cantor Bruce Halev, Congregation Habonim, New York
Rabbi Burt Siegel, The Shul of New York, New York
The Rev. Dr. C. Denise Yarbrough, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Penn Yan
Rabbi Carol Levithan, The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan
Carol Mencher, Congregation Kol Ami, White Plains
Chaplain Carol Speser, Buffalo
Rabbi Catherine Nemiroff Jewish (Reform), Albany
Rev. Catherine Torpey South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Freeport
Rev. Charles B. Mitchell, First Presbyterian Church of New York City
Rabbi Chava Koster, The Village Temple, New York
Cheryl Gelder-Kogan, Jewish, Albany
The Rev. Cheryl Renn, One Spirit Interfaith, New York
Chris DiGiorgio, St. John's Episcopal Church, New Rochelle
The Rev. Dr. J. Christopher King, The Church of St. Luke in the Fields (Episcopal), New York
Deacon Claudia DeBellis, Sayville Congregational UCC, Sayville
Claudia Lorie-Kwai, Fourth Universalist Society, New York
Rev. Cynthia Rasmussen, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rochester
Rabbi Dan Ornstein, Congregation Ohav Shalom, Albany
Cantor Dana Anesi, Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester, Chappaqua
The Rev. Daniel High McCarthy, Roman Catholic, Dignity New York
The Rev. Daniel M. Morse, First Presbyterian, Middletown
Cantor Daniel Singer, New York
Rabbi Dara Frimmer, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York
Rev. Darrell Lance, Lake Avenue Baptist Church, Rochester
Rabbi David A. Schuck, Pelham Jewish Center, Pelham Manor
Rabbi David Adelson, East End Temple, New York
Cantor David Berger, Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, New York
The Rev. David D. Prince, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York
Rev. David Dyson Presbyterian, Brooklyn
Rabbi David Freidenreich, Keshet, New York
Rabbi David Greenstein, Academy for Jewish Religion, New York
The Rev. David Gregory, United Church of Christ, Rochester
David J. Juhren, St. John's Episcopal Church, New Rochelle
The Rev. David M. Bryce, First Unitarian Society of Westchester, Hastings-On-Hudson
Rev. David Parsons, St. John-St. Matthew-Emanuel Lutheran Church, Brooklyn
David Weiser, St. John's Episcopal Church, New Rochelle
The Rev. Deb Morra, Community Unitarian Universalist Church, White Plains
Rabbi Debora Gordon, Congregation Berith Sholom, Troy
The Rev. Deborah Hughes, Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester
The Rev. Deborah Steen Ross, The New Seminary, New York
Denice Tomlinson, Community Unitarian Universalist Church, White Plains
Rev. Denise Donato, Spiritus Christi Church, Rochester
The Rev. Diane Rae Marquit, North Creek United Methodist Church, North Creek
Dianne Symansky, Jewish (Reform), Albany
Djamillah Samad, Advent Lutheran Church, New York
Rabbi Don Cashman, B'nai Sholom Reform Congregation, Albany
Rev. Donna Schaper, Judson Memorial Church, New York
Dorothy Jiji, New York
Rev. Doug Haak, Grace Lutheran Church, Jamaica
Rabbi Douglas Krantz, Congregation B'nai Yisrael, Armonk
The Rev. Dr Melanie May, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester
The Rev. Dr. Daniel Meeter, Old First Reformed Church, Brooklyn
The Rev. Dr. Edgard Danielsen-Morales, Metropolitan Community Church of New York
Rabbi Edward Feld, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York
Eleanor Stanton, Presbyterian New England Congregational Church, Saratoga Springs
Rabbi Elisa F. Koppel, Union for Reform Judaism, Greater New York Council, New York
The Rev. Elizabeth Putnam, Fourth Universalist Society, New York
Rev. Ellen Brauza, Episcopal, Buffalo
Rabbi Ellen Lippmann, Kolot Chayeinu, New York
Rabbi Eric B. Stark, Greater New York Council, Union for Reform Judaism, New York
Cantor Eric Schulmiller, Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, Plandome
The Rev. Fr. Don Becker, Catholic Priest for Dignity New York, New York
The Rev. Fr. John B. Warfel, Grace Episcopal Church, Middletown
The Rev. Fr. Luis Barrios, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, New York
Eric Garfinkel, Forth Universalist Society, New York
Frances Colombo, St. John's Episcopal Church, New Rochelle
Cantor Freyda Black, Chemung
The Rev. Gail A. Ricciuti, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester
Elder Gail Mott, Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Rochester
Rabbi Garson Herzfeld, Progressive Temple Beth Ahavath Sholom, Brooklyn
Rev. Gary Mills, Metropolitan New York Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Gary P. Gilbert St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Queens
The Rev. Dr. Gay L. Byron, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester
Cantor Glenn Groper, Congregation Beth Emeth, Albany
Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Temple Israel Center, White Plains
The Rev. Gordon Webster, Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Rochester
Rev. Griffin Thomas, Lutheran Church of the Messiah, Brooklyn
Guy Robinson, St. John's Episcopal Church, New Rochelle
Harold D. Kooden, Interfaith, New York
Rev. Harold Lay, Reformed Church in America, Hicksville
Rabbi Harry Rosenfeld, Temple Beth Zion, Buffalo
Harsey Leonard, Unitarian Universalist, Syracuse
Cantor Hayley Kobilinsky, Congregation B’nai Yisrael, Armonk
Helen F. Andrew, Memorial United Methodist Church, White Plains
Rev. Helenmarie Sunkenberg, Albany Presbytery, Watervliet
Herb Adler, Jr., Long Island Presbytery, Commack
Seminarian Ira Stup, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York
The Rev. J. Andrew McTyre, Park Central Presbyterian Church, Syracuse
The Rev. J. Barrington Bates, Church of the Ascension (Episcopal), New York
Rev. J. Elise Brown, Advent Lutheran Church, New York
Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York
The Rev. Jacqueline Lewis, Middle Collegiate Church, New York
The Rev. James J. Morris, M.Div., Roman Catholic, Dignity New York
Rev. James O'Hanlon, Lutheran, Mount Vernon
The Rev. James P. Campbell, Broadway United Church of Christ, New York
Rev. James Sudbrock, Advent Lutheran Church, New York
James Wesley, Fourth Universalist Society, New York
The Rev. Janet L. Avery, Metropolitan Community Church of the Hudson Valley
The Rev. Jean A. F. Holmes, Presbytery of Hudson River
Jean Marie Angelo, Grace Episcopal Church, Mount Vernon
Jean S. Gill, Sayville Congregational UCC, Sayville
Jeff Spahn, Sayville Congregational UCC, Sayville
Rabbi Jeffrey Marker, Brooklyn
Rabbi Jeffrey S. Saxe, Central Synagogue, New York
The Rev. Jennifer Crow, First Unitarian Church of Rochester
Rabbi Jennifer Jaech, Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, Croton-on-Hudson
Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky, Congregation Ansche Chesed, New York
The Rev. Jerra L. Juliano, Golden Eagle Interfaith Ministries, Long Island
Rabbi Jerry Seidler, Temple Sinai, Amherst
Rev. Jill Bowden, Fourth Unitarian Universalist, New York
The Rev. Jill Farnham, Metropolitan Community Church, Latham
Rabbi Jill Hammer, Academy for Jewish Religion, New York
Rabbi Jill Hausman, Actors Temple, New York
Elder Jim Stewart, Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester
The Rev. Jo Page, Grace Lutheran Church, Schenectady
Rabbi Joanna Samuels, Congregation Habonim, New York
Deacon Joanne Anderson, Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester
Rabbi Jodie Siff, Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, Plandome
Deacon Joe McDonough, Church of the Epiphany, Bronx
The Rev. John A. Ekman, Presbyterian New England Congregational Church, Saratoga Springs
John Hirsch, Temple Beth-El of Great Neck
John Hunter, Interfaith, New York
The Rev. John R. Long, First Presbyterian Church, Buffalo
The Rev. John Wilkinson, Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester
Rabbi Jonathan Rubenstein, Temple Sinai of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs
Jose Ortiz, Other Sheep, Bronx
The Rev. Joseph H. Gilmore, South Presbyterian Church, Dobbs Ferry
Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson, Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester, Chappaqua
Rabbi Joy Levitt, Community Center in Manhattan, New York
Joya Colon, Riverside Church, New York
Joyce E. Bascom, First Presbyterian Church, Albany
Joyce Ilson, Jewish, Brooklyn
Rabbi Judy Cohen-Rosenberg, Community Reform Temple, Westbury
The Rev. Judy Lee Hay, Calvary St Andrews Presbyterian Parish, Rochester
Cantor Judy Ribnick, Park Slope Jewish Center, Brooklyn
Rabbi Julia Andelman, Congregation Shaare Zedek, New York
Rev. Karen Burger, United Methodist Church, Carmel
Rev. Katherine Kurs, West-Park Church, New York
Rev Kathleen Gregg, Presbyterian New England Congregational Church, Saratoga Springs
Rev. Kathleen Waters, First United Church of East Syracuse
Kathy Green, Saint John's Episcopal Church, New Rochelle
Cantor Kathy J. Barr, The Village Temple, New York
Rabbi Katie Mizrahi, West End Synagogue, New York
The Rev. Katrina Foster, Fordham Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bronx
Seminarian Katy Moore, Presbyterian, Union Theological Seminary, New York
The Rev. Kenneth L. Walsh, Old Dutch Church, Kingston
The Rev. Kevin Bean, St. Bartholomew's Church, New York
Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York
Rabbi Lauren Kurland, Congregation Ansche Chesed, New York
Seminarian Laurie B. Gold, Jewish, Queens
Rabbi Lee Friedlander, Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, Plandome
Rev. Leo Longan, Trinity Lutheran Church, Middle Village
Rabbi Leora Kaye, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, New York
The Rev. Leslie Merlin, Second Presbyterian Church, New York
Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman, Union Temple of Brooklyn
Linda Lott, Saint John's Episcopal Church, New Rochelle
Rabbi Linda Motzkin, Temple Sinai of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs
Linni Deihl, Long Island Presbytery, Commack
Rabbi Lisa J. Grushcow, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, New York
Lisa Stiffler, Fourth Universalist Society, New York
The Rev. Lois Ann Wolf, Rockwell Falls Presbyterian Church, Lake Luzerne
Lucy Siegel, Jewish (Reform), Albany
The Rev. Lynn Carman Bodden, United Church of Christ, Rochester
Rabbi Marc Gruber, Central Synagogue of Nassau County, Rockville Centre
Rabbi Marcelo R. Bronstein, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York
Rabbi Marci Bellows, Temple Shaaray Tefila, New York
The Rev. Margaret E. Howland, Presbyterian, Yonkers
Rabbi Margaret Moers Wenig, Beth Am, The People's Temple, New York
The Rev. Marilyle Sweet Page, St. Mark's and St. John's Episcopal Church, Rochester
Lay Minister Marion Strands, Rochester
Marisa Miller Wolfson, Fourth Universalist Society, New York
Mark Hill, Our Savior's Atonement Lutheran Church, New York
Rabbi Marla J. Feldman, Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism, New York
The Rev. Martha E. Vink, New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Delhi
Rabbi Matthew Cutler, Congregation Gates of Heaven, Schenectady
Seminarian Melissa Simon, Jewish (Reform), New York
Rev. Micah Stumme, Lutheran, South Ozone Park
Rev. Michael Caine, United Church of Christ, New York Conference
Rev. Michael Church, Trintiy Lutheran Church, Queens
Michael Fallacara, Sayville Congregational UCC, Sayville
Chaplain Michael J. Nicosia, Roman Catholic, Rochester
Rabbi Michael R Greenwald, St. Lawrence University, Canton
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld, The Society for the Advancement of Judaism, New York
The Rev. Michael W. Hopkins, Church of St. Luke & St. Simon Cyrene, Rochester
The Rev. Mieke Vandersall, Presbyterian Welcome, New York
Rev. Mimi Goodwin, Interfaith, New York
Minister Antionettea Etienne, Unity Fellowship Church, Brooklyn
Rev. Miriam L. Leupold, First Presbyterian Church, Albany
The Rev. Molly Blythe Teichert, The Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco
Rev. Mona Ahearne, Jan Hus Presbyterian Church, New York
Rabbi Nadia Gold, New York
Rev. Nadine Schrodt, Disciples of Christ, Cheektowaga
Cantor Nancy Abramson, Park Avenue Synagogue, New York
Nancy Fitts, First Unitarian Universalist Church, Rochester
The Rev. Nancy Schaffer, Sayville Congregational UCC, Sayville
The Rev. Nathan Walker, Unitarian Church of Staten Island, Staten Island
The Rev. Nathan Wright, First Congregational Church of Albany
Rabbi Neal Joseph Loevinger, Poughkeepsie
Rev. Norman D. White, Lutheran, White Plains
Orlando Torres, Fordham Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bronx
The Rev. Pat Bumgardner, Metropolitan Community Church of New York
The Rev. Patricia Youngdahl, Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Rochester
The Rev. Paul Alcorn, Bedford Presbyterian Church, Bedford
Paul L. Kerlee, Episcopal, Elmsford
Rev. Paul Ratzlaff, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington
Rev. Paul Rees-Rohrbacher, Lutheran, Albany
Rabbi Paula Jayne Winnig, Temple Sinai of Long Island, Lawrence
Peggy Borgstede, St. John's Episcopal Church, New Rochelle
Rev. Peter Dennebaum, First Congregational Church, Chappaqua
Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein, Central Synagogue, New York
Elder Peter Mott, Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Rochester
Rabbi Peter S. Knobel, Central Conference of American Rabbis, New York
The Rev. Dr. Peter W. Peters, Church of St. Luke & St. Simon Cyrene, Rochester
Petra Thombs, Community Unitarian Universalist Church, White Plains
The Rev. Priscilla Richter, First Unitarian Society of Schenectady
Rachel Silver, Fourth Universalist Society, New York
The Rev. Rachel Thompson, Bedford Presbyterian Church, Bedford
Elder Ralph Carter, Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester
The Rev. Ransford N. Manigault, Kew Gardens Hills
The Rev. Raymond J. Bagnuolo, Palisades Presbyterian Church, Palisades
The Rev. Raymond Lefebvre, Catholic priest, Dignity New York
Raymond Peckruskas, St. John's Episcopal Church, New Rochelle
Cantor Rebecca Garfein, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, New York
The Rev. Ellen P. Tatreau, Emmanuel Baptist Church of Albany
The Rev. Fr. Joseph A. Akus, Chaplain, Dignity New York
Rev. William Purdy, Lutheran, New York
The Rev. Richard A. Breuninger, United Methodist Church, Oneonta
Rev. Richard A. Miller, St. John-St. Matthew-Emanuel Lutheran Church, Brooklyn
The Rev. Richard S. Parker, United Methodist Pastor, Retired, Babylon
Executive Director, Robb Smith, Interfaith Impact of New York State, Albany
The Rev. Robert Arrington, Tawa Pano Unity Fellowship Church, Rochester
Elder Robert Day, Calvary St Andrews Presbyterian Parish, Rochester
Rabbi Robert N. Levine, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, New York
Rev. Robert Pierce, Sayville Congregational UCC, Sayville
Rev. Robert W. Gunn, United Church of Rockville Centre
The Rev. Roderic Frohman, Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester
Rev. Roger D. Johns, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Rockville Centre
Rabbi Roger Ross, The New Seminary, New York
Rabbi Rona Shapiro, Ma'yan: The Jewish Women’s Project, New York
Ronald B. Lonesome, Riverside Church, New York
Ronald Miller, Jewish (Reform), Albany
The Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, The Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York
The Rev. Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Village Zendo, New York
Rabbi Ruth A. Zlotnick, Central Synagogue, New York
Rabbi Ruth Gais, PhD., Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute Of Religion, New York
The Rev. Sam Trumbore, First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany
Cantor Sandy Sherry, Temple Beth El of Huntington, Huntington
The Rev. Sara D. Smith, Esq., Kenilworth United Church of Christ, Buffalo
Rabbi Sarah H. Reines, Central Synagogue, New York
Rabbi Sari R. Laufer, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, New York
Rabbi Scott Glass, Temple Beth-El, Ithaca
Rev. Scott Kershner, Lutheran, Brooklyn
Rabbi Scott Shpeen, Congregation Beth Emeth, Albany
Rev. Scott Tayler, 1st Unitarian Church of Rochester
Rev. Scott Thomas, United Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, Snyder
Rabbi Scott Weiner, The Hebrew Tabernacle, New York
The Rev. Sean B. Murray, The Community Church of Syosset, United Church of Christ, Syosset
Rabbi Serge A. Lippe, Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, Brooklyn Heights
Rev. Dr. Shane Hibbs, Long Island Community Fellowship, Bayshore
Sharon A. Bellamy, Presbyterian, Amsterdam
Rev. Dr. Sharon Jacobson, Tawa Pano Unity Fellowship Church, Rochester
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, New York
Rabbi Shelley Kovar Becker, Temple Sholom, Floral Park
Sherrilynn L. Posey, Judson Memorial Church, New York
Rabbi Shira Milgrom, Congregation Kol Ami, White Plains
The Rev. Stanley F. Craig, Schenectady Classis, Reformed Church in America, Schenectady
The Rev. Stephanie Sauve, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester
Stephen Parelli, Other Sheep, Bronx
Rabbi Steven A. Fox, Central Conference of American Rabbis, New York
Rabbi Steven Greenberg, National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, New York
The Rev. Steven MI Price, United Church of Christ, Rochester
The Rev. Susan G. De George, South Presbyterian Church, Dobbs Ferry
Rev. Susan Julia, Judson Memorial Church, New York
The Rev. Susan M. Pfeil, Presbytery of Hudson River
Swami Ji Debanuj Dasgupta, Hindu, New York
Rev. Terri Vitale, Interfaith, Mount Vernon
Terry Freedland, Jewish (Reform), Albany
Thaddeus Harubin, Long Island Community Fellowship, Bayshore
The Rev. Thomas A. Clemow, First United Methodist Church, Oneonta
Rev. Tom Goodhue, Long Island Council of Churches, Hempstead
Rabbi Tom Weiner, Congregation Kol Ami, White Plains
Rev. William D. Feinberg Unitarian Universalist, Central Islip
Cantor William S. Wood, Central Synagogue of Nassau County, Rockville Centre
William Shahn Long Island Community Fellowship, Bayshore
The Rev. William Taber, Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester
The Rev. William Weisenbach, Katonah Presbyterian Church, Katonah
Rabbi Yael Ridberg, New York
Cantor Judith Naimark, Jewish, Rockville Centre
Rabbi Shoshanna D. King-Tornberg, Congregation Beth Emeth, Albany