Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 21:46:12 -0500 From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG Orange County CA Diversity letter February 11, 2000 Orange County Register 625 N. Grand Avenue Santa Ana, CA, 92711 Dear Editors: We were disturbed by your February 5 report about reactions to the Gay/Straight Alliance court order, especially the comment that Christians “know it’s wrong” and that the club might tarnish the school’s reputation. There are Christians and other people of faith both in Orange County and all over the country who support equal rights for sexual minorities. Indeed, as you reported, leaders from pro-GLBT religious organizations, including ours, met in Santa Ana earlier this month, and sponsored an anti-Proposition 22 rally at a church in Irvine. It is extremely sad that any student would feel tarnished by a school district with a reputation for fostering diversity and equal treatment, and would apparently prefer a school that fights to perpetuate discrimination. 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 show your support by wearing an Interfaith Working Group shirt: http://www.iwgonline.org/clothes/ -- Interfaith Working Group PO Box 11706 Philadelphia, PA 19101 http://www.iwgonline.org/ iwg@iwgonline.org voice: 215-235-3050 fax: 215-232-0829