From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG Family Circle Letter Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 23:20:00 -0500 (EST) The following went out on IWG letterhead listing 11 congregations and religious organizations and 49 clergy from 14 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. November 7, 1997 Ms. Nancy Clark Family Circle 375 Lexington Ave. New York City, NY 10017-5514 Dear Ms. Clark: We are writing to urge you publish a response to Karen Santorum's article, and we cannot imagine a better or more heart-felt response than the one written by Sophie Horak. Taken together, the two stories clearly demonstrate the nature of choice that each mother makes for herself and her family, and that people with deep religious convictions find themselves on different sides in many disagreements over social policy. We cannot fully understand the nature of these debates without knowing the stories of the people involved and how they came to hold the beliefs they do. You would be doing your readers a great service in publishing Ms. Horak's article. Sincerely, Barbara Purdom Christopher Purdom Interfaith Working Group Coordinators -- Interfaith Working Group Religious organizations, congregations iwg@libertynet.org and clergy supporting gay rights, http://www.libertynet.org/~iwg/ reproductive freedom, and the 215-235-3050 separation of church and state.