Subject: IWG Tennessean letter
From: Interfaith Working Group <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 23:18:10 -0400 (EDT)

The following went out on IWG letterhead listing 10 congregations and religious
organizations and 39 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.

May 6, 1997

Mr. Tim Chavez
The Tennessean
1100 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203

Dear Mr. Chavez:

Thank you for your column regarding the the letters you
received in response to your comments on sexual
minorities.  We hope you realize that there are many
congregations that do not have to "hate the sin and
love the sinner" because they do not believe that same-
gender relationships are inherently sinful or less
moral than mixed-gender relationships.

Within virtually every religion in America there are
houses of worship, clergy and religious organizations
who welcome and affirm gays, lesbians and bisexuals and
their families.

Sincerely,
Barbara Purdom     Christopher Purdom
Interfaith Working Group Coordinators

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Interfaith Working Group                Religious organizations, congregations
[email-masked]                      and clergy supporting gay rights,
http://www.libertynet.org/~iwg/         reproductive freedom, and the 
215-235-3050                            separation of church and state.