Subject: IWG Lancaster New Era letter
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 22:34:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Chris Purdom <purdom@rabbit.com>



The following went out on IWG letterhead listing 2 congregations, 5 religious
organizations and 35 clergy from 12 faiths and denominations. If you are in 
the general Philadelphia area and represent a congregation or religious 
organization or are clergy, let us know if you want to be added - all faiths 
are welcome. We will also be happy to help start similar organizations in 
other areas.  Visit the web page at http://www.libertynet.org/~iwg/ or
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/religion/orgs/iwg/

July 18, 1996


Lancaster New Era
PO Box 1328
Lancaster PA,  17608-1328


Dear Editors:

Our immediate family consists of one man, one woman,
and children, but this is just one of the many forms
that households can take. We are all part of the human
family, the children of God.  Loving families treat all
their members with equal respect, and encourage the
members to follow their own calls and to lead lives of
love and commitment.  The so-called Defense of Marriage
Act and similar legislative attempts at the state level
are inherently anti-family. Many of us who oppose such
legislation are in the sexual majority, but unlike Pam
Shellenberger we do not believe that this issue is
difficult or uncomfortable.  Nor do we believe that
segregation is the correct reaction to the diversity of
God's creation.


					Sincerely,
		Barbara Purdom            	Christopher Purdom
			Interfaith Working Group Coordinators