From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG NY Times Letter Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 20:47:00 -0400 (EDT) The following went out on IWG letterhead listing 9 congregations and religious organizations and 38 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. April 6, 1997 The New York Times 229 W. 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 Dear Editors: We were generally impressed by Bruce Bawer's piece on the anticipated reorganization of American Protestantism. The media usually glosses over or fails to explain the basic theological understandings which inform religious social activism. However we are not convinced that the remaining differences of opinion among those on both sides of the "Church of Love" and "Church of Law" debate are so slight that they will be as easily overcome as Mr. Bawer implies, and in dividing all Protestants into two camps over this admittedly huge issue, he ignores the possibility that other debates will become paramount as we are faced with new social challenges, and he runs the risk of continuing the religious stereotyping to which we have all unfortunately grown accustomed 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.