{"id":9443,"date":"2023-01-11T15:31:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T20:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/au.org\/?page_id=9443"},"modified":"2025-07-06T05:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T09:04:18","slug":"plaintiff-page-missouri","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.au.org\/plaintiff-page-missouri\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Plaintiffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9443\" class=\"elementor elementor-9443\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4b104e0 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b104e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-91e3c5c e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91e3c5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c5302 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8c5302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Plaintiffs<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1f2ac black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b1f2ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many people, including the plaintiffs in our case against the state of Missouri, support abortion because of their religious beliefs.<\/p><p>Their religious freedom is violated when a contrary religious belief is given the force of law by extreme legislators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-39b2e39 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39b2e39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f6a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2f6a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Belltower_400x400-400x321-1-qu3s69ik9kzw8vo31vt30uvfs1l40bxhw21e53f5ds.jpg\" title=\"Belltower_400x400-400&#215;321\" alt=\"Belltower_400x400-400x321\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-af99545 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af99545\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c425061 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c425061\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f74b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1f74b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Traci Blackmon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16e0b6 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a16e0b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Associate General Minister of Justice &amp; Local Church Ministries for The United Church of Christ<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db75075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"db75075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rev-traci-blackmon\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET REV. BLACKMON<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c859236 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c859236\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a299416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a299416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9688\" alt=\"Rev Traci Blackman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0086-2000x1333.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-6722028 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6722028\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c928f75 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c928f75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7298e1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7298e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9613\" alt=\"Maharat Rori Picker Neiss\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9863-2000x1333.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e72ca8b e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e72ca8b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631690d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"631690d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maharat Rori Picker Neiss<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61f734 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b61f734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senior Vice President for Community Relations, Jewish Council for Public Affairs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40760f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"40760f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/maharat-rori-picker-neiss\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET MAHARAT NEISS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b3f49c9 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3f49c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d2c959b e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2c959b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340e40a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"340e40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rt. Rev. Deon K. Johnson<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a00d2 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70a00d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eleventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ac0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f8ac0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rt-rev-deon-k-johnson\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET BISHOP JOHNSON<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-23291b5 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23291b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc795e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc795e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1987\" height=\"1817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Rt.-Rev.-Deon-K.-Johnson-cropped-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9632\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Rt.-Rev.-Deon-K.-Johnson-cropped-1.jpg 1987w, 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-cfea95f e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfea95f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e74b644 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e74b644\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6b1aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c6b1aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9716-2000x1333.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-fedb3ec e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fedb3ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3966b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3966b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rabbi Andrea Goldstein<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944538a black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"944538a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rabbi at Congregation Shaare Emeth<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df5e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5df5e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rabbi-andrea-goldstein\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET RABBI GOLDSTEIN<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c948fe0 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c948fe0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-cfda036 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfda036\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6fced8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6fced8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Barbara Phifer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f70346 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f70346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Retired United Methodist minister and State Representative for District 90<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2ae76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4b2ae76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rep-barbara-phifer\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET REV. PHIFER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-63e5e42 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63e5e42\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45e29b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f45e29b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9615\" alt=\"Rep. Barbara Phifer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-250x167.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9988-2000x1333.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-25f10fb e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25f10fb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ac5887d e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac5887d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67a90d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e67a90d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9616\" alt=\"Rabbi Jim Bennett\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9745-2000x1333.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d467833 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d467833\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45321c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d45321c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rabbi Jim Bennett<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991d2b3 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"991d2b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senior Rabbi at Congregation Shaare Emeth<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef4740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4ef4740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rabbi-jim-bennett\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET RABBI BENNETT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a3d015c e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3d015c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-01f682b e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01f682b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004be14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"004be14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rabbi Susan Talve<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077e620 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"077e620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rabbi at Central Reform Congregation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f49e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"03f49e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rep-barbara-phifer\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET RABBI TALVE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-09b8a21 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09b8a21\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b7221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02b7221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9610\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9955-2000x1333.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5899873 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5899873\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-2996158 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2996158\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3646651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3646651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1633930181147.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10594\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1633930181147.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1633930181147-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1633930181147-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1633930181147-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1633930181147-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1633930181147-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d830e2e e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d830e2e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8aed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a8aed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Darryl Gray<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592e4ff black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"592e4ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pastor at Greater Fairfax Missionary Baptist Church<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9470f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b9470f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rev-darryl-gray\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET REV. GRAY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-baf985a e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"baf985a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-57a6109 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57a6109\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d73634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d73634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Holly McKissick<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5e7e6 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b5e7e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lead Pastor at Peace Church UCC in Kansas City, Missouri<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b592e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b592e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rev-holly-mckissick\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET REV MCKISSICK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-60bccc6 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60bccc6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da36e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3da36e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9618\" alt=\"Rev. Holly McKissick\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9822-2000x1333.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-3b10bf7 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b10bf7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-955f3a8 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"955f3a8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46aa0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46aa0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9620\" alt=\"Rev. Krista Taves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0029-1-2000x1333.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b42e3ec e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b42e3ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04f68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a04f68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Krista Taves<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ed6f6 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6ed6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lead Minister, Eliot Unitarian Chapel, Kirkwood, MO<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bacd09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4bacd09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rev-darryl-gray\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET REV. TAVES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e483af0 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e483af0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9830dc3 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9830dc3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694aac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"694aac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Molly Housh Gordon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9c631 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b9c631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Minister at Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1262920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1262920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rev-molly-housh-gordon\/r\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET REV. GORDON<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a587d39 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a587d39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff24f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff24f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9622\" alt=\"Rev. Molly Housh Gordon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9776-2000x1333.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d54a988 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d54a988\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-11d29c7 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11d29c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e98333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e98333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9692\" alt=\"Rev. Cindy Bumb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9932-2000x1333.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-13e6beb e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13e6beb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b3929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01b3929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Cindy Bumb<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcd1a3 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bcd1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Retired United Church of Christ minister<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca030d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ca030d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rev-cindy-bumb\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET REV. BUMB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-916363a e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"916363a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d98cdcf e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d98cdcf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371d42f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"371d42f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rabbi Douglas Alpert<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e84aec black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e84aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami, Kansas City, MO\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6d0f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1e6d0f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rabbi-doug-alpert\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET RABBI ALPERT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-027f4f2 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"027f4f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130be61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"130be61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Rabbi-Douglas-Alpert-Congregation-Kol-Ami-Kansas-City-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9679\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Rabbi-Douglas-Alpert-Congregation-Kol-Ami-Kansas-City-cropped.jpg 478w, 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Jan Barnes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5148cc9 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5148cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Retired United Church of Christ minister<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc08b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7fc08b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/rev-jan-barnes\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET REV. BARNES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-769a2ef e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"769a2ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-650cbe9 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"650cbe9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b5e10d4 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5e10d4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de8b661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de8b661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/landing-page-donate-shield-400x480-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9431\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/landing-page-donate-shield-400x480-1.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/landing-page-donate-shield-400x480-1-250x300.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/landing-page-donate-shield-400x480-1-167x200.webp 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8762efd e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8762efd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac5700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ac5700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help AU Challenge Abortion Bans as Violations of Church-State Separation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef97dc elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ef97dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.au.org\/a\/abortion\" title=\"Donate\" id=\"donate-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DONATE TODAY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Our Plaintiffs Many people, including the plaintiffs in our case against the state of Missouri, support abortion because of their religious beliefs. Their religious freedom is violated when a contrary religious belief is given the force of law by extreme legislators. Rev. 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