From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG Tacoma Letter Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 23:57:11 -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 10, 1997 The Morning News Tribune Box 11000 Tacoma, WA 98411 Dear Editors: Thank you for running Diane Targovnik's story about gay Jews. It is always a relief to see the full spectrum of religious attitudes about social issues portrayed accurately in the media. The sidebar clarifying the positions of the various Jewish movements was especially useful, although in referring to the Reconstructionist movement as the "most liberal," you indulged in oversimplification. Organized religions have complex belief systems that cannot always be labeled with political terms like "conservative" and "liberal" without losing an understanding of their theological motivation. 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.