UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

UNITED STATES	       )
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      versus        )              CR 87-61
                    )              Judge Charles Richey
STEPHEN SEMPLE, aka )
        SUNRISE     )

DECLARATION OF DEFENDANT SUNRISE (STEPHEN SEMPLE)

I, Sunrise, defendant pro se in the above entitled matter, hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the following is true and correct to the best of my understanding:

1. That all of my life, or as early as I can remember, I have been concerned about (A) the destruction of our planet, (B) war, as policy in foreign affairs, and (C) violence, corruption, and waste of resources in the United States of America. (SEE Isaiah 29: 9-25.)

2. These concerns have led me unto a path which does not follow the "norms" of society. I have chosen to live a life which does not harm other people or the environment.. SEE Matthew 8:20: Luke 9:58.

3. Therefore I have given up all of my possessions and begun a serious study of the life of Jesus, the Christ. I feel that the most beneficial way for me to live is as Jesus did because then I would be able to affect the world in the most positive and helpful way. SEE Mark 6:8-9.

4. When a rich person asked what more could be done than following the commandments laid down by God, Jesus replied that he should give up all of his possessions and follow the ways of the Lord, because it is harder for a rich man to enter the Kingdom than it is for a camel to pass through the eye of a

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needle. SEE Mark 10:25: Luke 18:25.

5. After experiencing this way of living I am convinced that this is the true way of living and that the more people that start living this way, the sooner our problems on this planet will disappear. SEE Matthew 6:25-34.

6. The reason I believe this to be the truth is because our country will reap what it sows just as will each individual; therefore I sow seeds, or actions, of peace, harmony, divine love, sharing, honesty, truth, compassion, in public, so as not to hide my light under a bushel. SEE Matthew 5:14-16; see also Revelations 13:10.

7. I promote non-violence in Lafayette Park (Peace Park) where I spend most of my time at my signs during a 24 hour peace and anti-war vigil. This method of communication has proven itself to be the only effective way of conveying my message which I have discovered. Although I would prefer to be living in the woods, my religion requires that I evangelize. SEE Mark 16: 15 .

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ sunrise
Sunrise,
Defendant Pro Se
P.O. Box 27217
Washington, DC 20038
(202) 462-0757

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA

UNITED STATES	       )
                    )
      versus        )              CR 87-61
                    )              Judge Charles Richey
STEPHEN SEMPLE, aka )
        SUNRISE     )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing NOTICE OF FILING OF SUNRISE'S RELIGIOUS EXERCISE; and DECLARATION OF DEFENDANT SUNRISE (STEPHEN SEMPLE) were hand-delivered to Linda Chapman, AUSA for the District of Columbia, at her box in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court, 400 John Marshall Place, Washington, D.C., on this 12th day of May, 1987.

/s/ w.thomas