From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG Phila. Daily News Letter PK/EPF/NOW/Church/State Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 23:31:09 -0500 (EST) The following went out on IWG letterhead listing 12 congregations and organizations and 54 clergy from 15 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. January 25, 1998 Philadelphia Daily News PO Box 7788 Phila., PA 19101 Dear Editors: In his letter of January 22, the Rev. Alvin J. Paine stated that Barbara DiTullio's criticism of the Promise Keepers was based on the fact that the organization's members were men, and "largely Christian." Given that male Christian clergy were among the speakers criticizing the Promise Keeper's leadership alongside Ms. DiTullio at the Equal Partners in Faith press conference, this seems highly unlikely. The Promise Keepers do not represent all Christian men, nor was the country founded solely by or for Christian men. Rev. Paine's insinuation that criticism of the Promise Keeper's leadership is akin to criticism of the United States is exactly the sort of attitude that has led us to believe that the organization deserves a high level of scrutiny. 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.