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Texas Impact Board of Directors
Reverend Mel Caraway, President
Rebekah Rosenberg, Vice-President
Liz Yeats, Secretary
Lin Team, Treasurer
Board Members: Dr. Philippa Strelitz,
Gertrude Miller,Fred Lewis, Rose Lancaster, Reverend Dr. Whitney Bodman,
Seth Wispelwey,
Dr. Aurora Cepeda ,
Reverend Dr. J. Andy Fowler ,
Suzii Paynter,
Edie Sunday, Reverend David Hargrave,
Mohamed Elibiary, Reverend Tom Heger,
Reverend Chuck Hubbard , Ellen Sable, Reverend Jack Soper,
Walter Shipman, Reverend Tim Tutt,
Mina Johnson, Reverend Bill Johnson, Rita Carlson, Reverend Glynden Bode, Reverend Randy Smith, Reverend Ernie O'Donnell, Reverend Judy O'Donnell, Reverend Herb Palmer,Nancy Benthien, Dr. Ginny Burnett,Reverend Lydia Hernandez,Wanda Holcombe,Mina Loomis,Reverend James C. McClain, Martha Rogers,
Patrice Schexnayder,
Brother Richard Daly |
April 12, 2007
Statement of Support by the Texas Impact Board of Directors
to
Sen. Florence Shapiro
The Board of Directors of Texas Impact, a multi-faith statewide advocacy organization, would like to express our appreciation and support to you for your efforts in promoting interfaith dialogue and
cooperation as evidenced by your invitation to Imam Dr. Yusuf Kavakci to open the April 4, 2007 session of the Texas State Senate with prayer as part of the 3rd Texas Muslims Legislative Day.
We commend you for this invitation and your subsequent remarks on the Senate floor following Iman Kavakci's prayer. We believe it is imperative in the atmosphere of today's world that the principles of religious liberty guaranteed in the First Amendment have a prominent forum. Our state is a microcosm of the religious diversity found in our United States, and it is incumbent upon all of our legislative bodies to uphold the freedom of all our citizens to express their faith.
We celebrate the diversity of faiths and the people of our state and encourage all people of good will to engage in interfaith
conversation and cooperation.
We thank you and applaud you, Senator Shapiro, for your efforts.
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People of good faith are asked to watch the prayer by visiting the F&J website (www.freeandjust.org) clicking on the Video Picture to the left of Lt. Governor David Dewhurst. We ask you to send an email of gratitude and support to Texas State Senator Florence Shapiro (R-Plano) for sponsoring this milestone event by emailing: ThankSenator@freeandjust.org.
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