Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 00:44:55 -0400 From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG Philadelphia Inquirer Church/State letter October 13, 1999 The Philadelphia Inquirer PO Box 8263 Philadelphia, PA 19101 Dear Editors: On October 13 you ran an Associated Press story which you headlined: "Religion's view dealt setback in three church state cases." The phrase "religion's view" is by itself ridiculous; the tens of thousands of religions and hundreds of millions of religious people in this country do not have one view. And it is precisely because of this diversity (in addition to many theological and philosophical reasons) that many religious people support church/state separation, and did not consider the Supreme Court's refusal to consider cases in which lower courts overturned church/state entanglement a "setback." 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. Read our introduction to religious liberty: http://www.iwgonline.org/liberty/ -- Interfaith Working Group http://www.iwgonline.org/ iwg@iwgonline.org voice: 215-235-3050 fax: 215-232-0829