For those of us who want our leaders to remember we are here

We will never be seen as who we are unless we speak up and say that we exsist.

The Pagan Unity Campaign's Imbolc Campaign is right around the corner! Attached to this reminder is the press release and a sample email/fax you can customize and send to your Senators/Representative on February 2nd! I hope you will each take a few minutes on the 1st or 2nd to reminder our elected officials of the important role of religious diversity and tolerance in our society!


From: Pagan Unity Campaign
Subject: Imbolc Campaign Kick Off!
Date: January 20, 2006
Contact: Gryph (gryphonelder@yahoo.com)
http://paganunitycampaign.org
On January 4, 2007 the 110th Congress of the United States officially took office. This new Congress promises to be one of the most diverse of yet, with a Muslim, two Buddhists, a high ranking Mormon and "more Jews than Episcopalians" having sworn to uphold the laws of the land (Tilove, 2006).
The Pagan Unity Campaign would like to encourage each and every one of you to join with us on February 2, 2007 to remind our elected officials of the important role religious diversity and freedom of religion has, and will continue, to play in our society. Please call, email, and fax your elected officials on February 2, 2007 and ask that they support freedom of religion for ALL Americans.
We would further like to encourage you to send letters of support for religious diversity to the editors of local and state newspapers in the hopes that our collective voice be heard not only in the highest reaches of our governments, but at all levels of society.
As Voltaire once said, "If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace." With the diversity and hope this new Congress brings, it is time for the American people to honor all that came before and bridge the gaps between religions so that we may all finally live in peace with one another.
You can find contact information for your Senators at:
http://www.senate.gov/senators/senator_by_state.cfm
You can find contact information for your Representatives at:
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html
You can find contact information for the President and Vice President at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
References:
Tilove, J. (2006, December 29). A measure of faith: religious makeup of a new Congress is groundbreaking. Retrieved January 5, 2007, from Houston Chronicle Web site: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/4433998.html

--------sample email, fax or phone call for the Imboc campaign-----------
Dear Honorable Senator (or Representative) (add name);
We in the Pagan American community of your state (or district) would like to encourage you as our Senator (or Representative) to support the causes of freedom of religion and religious diversity in the Congress and Senate of Lady Liberty's great land during your term in office.
Sincerely,
(add name and city and state)

An interesting thing for the race called humans.

Dear Stormy,
The Social Gospel Movement had an important influence on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through his education at Boston University.
That movement also inspired the 1908 Social Creed and a hundred years of ecumenical and interfaith work for social and economic justice, civil rights, and women's rights.
Next week, Jan. 8-9, participate for two hours on either day at a global online conference to discuss what should inspire a new creed and, more importantly, a renewed movement. Details at SocialCreed.org.
Register now! Help us all continue a long legacy of education about and commitment to the common good. Guide the future by furthering the vision and work of Martin Luther King's Beloved Community.
The conference results will inform the committee preparing the final draft and be available to all who want to use them to celebrate the legacy of King on January 15 and beyond. Discuss with others what should be the guiding values and issues for people of conscience in the next century.
You only need to take two hours to make a contribution! See who else is participating.
Join us for the first of many events to study and implement a 2008 Social Creed.
Happy New Year and Peace,
Rita and Brian
P.S. Send this email to all your friends! Urge others to join this important historical event.

Since this is mostly traditional church related and I am not a part of any traditional church I thought I would ask about those of us who aren't; and this is what I sent her.

Very cool, you have so many of the traditional churches, but I see no Pagan/Wiccan leaders, nor do I see anyone who would speak for the First Nations People. Now if this is for all the population of this country(USA) and the world, then these voices need to be heard as well. We are people of Faith too, maybe not exactly the faith in the "One God", but faith in our creator(s)none the less. We want social justice and things that benifit the human race as a whole also. History has shown what is justice for one is not always justice for all. That is why MLK stood up the way he did.
Happy New Year and best wishes
Stormy
aka
Storm Cloud Woman

I was so surprised when I got back an email from the lady at the other end! Only within a few minutes as well. This is what she sent back to me.

Hi Storm Cloud Woman,
I hope you will make sure such voices are in the conference by participating. I agree the categories need to be expanded. We used the ones created by Faithful America, an interfaith org affiliated with the National Council of Churches, which has 36 members, all listed. For this registration, you can fill in what "other" means, but next time, we will add new categories for pagan Wiccan and First Nations.
Rita

New Year Same old Problems

So the war is still going on, famous men have passed on and the economy as well as the envoronment are in the same place.
Now this is a combo of good and bad, but we need the good to go farther and the bad to
at least slow down.
We need to start pulling out and make the Iraqies responsible for their government, we need to
get better energy sources then oil or coal.
Because of oil products, coal and other chemicals that are put into the air the reality of global warming is becoming evedent to even the radical right who don't believe in their own mother if their leaders don't tell them they can.
I can't promise I will be here more often, but hopefully I can. There is lots for me to write about and maybe, my words can make a difference.