Date:         Mon, 6 Nov 1995 17:25:01 -0500
Reply-To: CLIPundo2@AOL.COM

Nov-06-95 10:00am
For Immediate Release
November 6, 1995

From Kevin Tebedo

As the co-founder and Executive Director of Colorado for Family Values, I
have had the blessing and pleasure of being at the forefront of the start-up
and leadership for one the most effective and influential organizations in
Colorado and America. Today I wish to announce my resignation from the
position of Executive Director for Colorado for Family Values.

In the Fall of 1990 it became evident to me that the state of Colorado, my
birth place, and the community in which Loretta and I have chosen to raise
our children, was, and still is, under siege by the radical, and intrusive,
homosexual political lobby. Driven by this knowledge, I, and a handful of
others, felt motivated to begin an effort to thwart and head off this
destructive agenda and its inevitable consequences. From this foundation
Colorado for Family Values was born, and from CFV came Amendment 2. The rest,
as they say, is history.

The impetus for my resignation is a shared belief on the part of CPV's
Executive Board, of which I am a member, that my personal desires and
motivations have expanded beyond the scope of CFV's mission. I will always
affirm and support the principles of Amendment 2 and the self-evident,
inalienable rights that it protects. I will always be available to defend and
speak for these values. However, I have come to see and understand the many
and interdependent components of the homosexual issue in relation to our
culture as a whole. This understanding leads me to the conclusion that the
limited scope of preventing special rights for homosexuality is only one part
of the puzzle, and is incapable, by itself, of effectually halting the larger
threat that open acceptance of homosexuality poses to our communities,
children, and culture.

It is the compelling nature of this conclusion, and my desire to explore and
address its broader components, which has lead to my resignation. The board
of directors wishes to stay within the boundaries of the issue that has been
consistent with CFV's success namely, special rights and protected class
status for homosexuality. Ultimately, however, it is unwavering obedience to
God's truth that empowers CFV's success, and not mere human intellect and
effort. The board sees expanding the scope as being incompatible with CFV’s
current stated mission. This is a logical and tenable position with which I
fully agree. Therefore, I have chosen to resign so that both paths may be
pursued freely.

My separation from CFV is friendly and amicable. I hold the deepest of love,
honor, and respect for each member of CFV's board, its staff, and its
thousands of supporters around the state and nation. The passion of
protecting our children, our lives, and our future from homosexual aggression
burns deeply in me, and it is not likely this fire will ever go out. I will
continue to stay in close contact with the organization I helped to start,
and the people (my beloved friends) who have contributed to its success. I
will be available to the press and public when the Supreme Court issues their
ruling on Amendment 2. I will continue to work as a resource to CFV in any
way I can. And, I will stay dedicated to my sovereign state of Colorado and
her citizens. Thank you for corning today. I will turn the podium back to
Will Perkins at this time.

For more information, contact CFV at 719/5774916