Subject: IWG Hattiesburg American letter
From: Interfaith Working Group <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 00:36:07 -0500 (EST)

The following went out on IWG letterhead listing 3 congregations, 6 religious
organizations and 37 clergy from 13 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.

February 27, 1997

The Hattiesburg American
PO Box 1111
Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Dear Editor:

In his letter suggesting that the inhabitants of Camp
Sister Spirit be deported to Hawaii, J.D. Hendry
implies that his attitude is typical of Christians and
should not be confused with religious fanaticism.   Mr.
Hendry is obviously not familiar with the wide range of
beliefs on social issues among Christians and the
larger community of faith, many of whom believe in the
moral equivalence of same-gender relationships, and few
of whom believe in the sort of relentless persecution
of minorities which Mr. Hendry seems to revel in. Nor
does Mr. Hendry appear to recognize the Constitutional
right to petition the government for the redress of
grievances, a category which certainly applies to
Mississippi's refusal to allow United States citizens
participation in the rights and responsibilities of
civil marriage solely on the basis of their genders.

Sincerely,
Barbara Purdom     Christopher Purdom
Interfaith Working Group Coordinators

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