From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG Rapid City SD, response to threatening letter Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 23:22:54 -0400 (EDT) The following went out on IWG letterhead listing 12 congregations and organizations and 56 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. May 15, 1998 Rapid City Journal Box 450 Rapid City, SD 55709 Dear Editor: We were shocked by Buck Mergler's May 11 letter. Are you normally in the habit of printing threatening letters? Who is this shadowy "us" to whom Mr. Mergler refers? He believes he will never accept homosexuality, but that does not mean that sexual minorities are not gaining widespread acceptance in the rest of society, especially among people of faith. 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. Sunday, May 31, 4 pm, First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, 21st and Walnut Marching in the Light benefit concert http://www.libertynet.org/iwg/concert.html