Subject: IWG Fort Worth correction letter
From: Interfaith Working Group <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 20:01:30 -0400 (EDT)

August 14, 1998

Fort Worth Star Telegram
PO Box 1870
Fort Worth, TX  76101

Dear Editors:

Jim Jones is completely incorrect in saying, "No
mainstream American denomination has clearly supported
full participation of homosexuals in their churches,
through approval of ordination of gays or endorsing of
same-sex unions."  The United Church of Christ
encourages ordaining bodies not to discriminate on the
basis of sexual orientation, and has a national office
for gay and lesbian affairs.  The Unitarian
Universalist Association encourages sexual minority
ordination and endorses same-sex unions.  The
Episcopalian Church as a denomination has not
officially endorsed the ordination of sexual minorities
but many bishops (as Jim Jones pointed out in his
article about Lambeth) have chosen to perform such
ordinations, and a church court determined that there
is no reason to stop them.

Sincerely,
Barbara Purdom     Christopher Purdom
Interfaith Working Group Coordinators

The above letter went out on IWG letterhead listing 16 congregations and
organizations and 59 clergy from 16 religious traditions. 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.

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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.