Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 23:02:22 -0500 From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG World Net Daily Proposition 22 letter March 18, 2000 World Net Daily PO Box 409 Cave Junction, OR 97523 Dear Editors: In his March 11 commentary, Jon E. Dougherty stated that Californians had defeated same-sex marriages by a 2:1 margin. The vote was 61% to 39% or 60% to 40% according to various reports we’ve seen, which is a ratio of 3:2, not 2:1. We find these numbers cause for optimism; a few years ago the vote would have been much more lopsided. Voters have yet to be presented with a real chance to vote for legal recognition of the marriages of same-gender couples, only against, and support for ending gender discrimination in marriage is steadily increasing, especially among people of faith. Sincerely, Barbara Lamond Purdom Christopher Purdom Interfaith Working Group Coordinators The above letter was sent on IWG letterhead listing 19 congregations and religious organizations and 64 clergy from 16 religious traditions. You can read our newsletter online: http://www.iwgonline.org/ktf/ -- Interfaith Working Group PO Box 11706 Philadelphia, PA 19101 http://www.iwgonline.org/ iwg@iwgonline.org voice: 215-235-3050 fax: 215-232-0829