Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 21:37:56 -0500 From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG NY Times Diversity Letter February 10, 2000 The New York Times 229 W. 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 Dear Editors: Thank you for your February 6 article about the public hearings in Vermont. While we certainly hope that gender discrimination is removed from civil marriage law, we recognize that whatever happens, the hearings themselves have been a small victory for knowledge and truth, and may have exposed some people for the first time to the diversity of religious opinion on this issue. It is wonderful to see newspaper reports about people of faith, both gay and straight, speaking out on behalf of equal marriage rights. 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. Visit our Religious Support for Equal Marriage Rights page: http://www.iwgonline.org/marriage/ -- Interfaith Working Group PO Box 11706 Philadelphia, PA 19101 http://www.iwgonline.org/ iwg@iwgonline.org voice: 215-235-3050 fax: 215-232-0829