Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 01:09:11 -0500 From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG Louisville Equality Letter November 10, 1999 Louisville Cardinal University of Louisville MITC Suite 305 Louisville, KY 40292 Dear Editors: We do not recognize the society described by Steve Wilson in his November 2 column. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are valued members of families and religious communities across our nation, in which people of many faiths live and work side by side. The struggle to overcome the kind of prejudices demonstrated in Mr. Wilson's column in order to achieve legal recognition of the inherent equality of all people is not yet complete, but that struggle takes us not away from our heritage, but closer to the vision in the founding document of this nation, the United States Constitution. Sincerely, Barbara Lamond Purdom Christopher Purdom Interfaith Working Group Coordinators The above letter was sent on IWG letterhead listing 17 congregations and religious organizations and 63 clergy from 16 religious traditions. You can show your support by wearing an Interfaith Working Group shirt: http://www.iwgonline.org/clothes/ -- Interfaith Working Group http://www.iwgonline.org/ iwg@iwgonline.org voice: 215-235-3050 fax: 215-232-0829