Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 23:13:44 -0400 From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG Seattle Times marriage letter August 4, 2000 Seattle Times PO Box 70 Seattle, WA 98111 Dear Editors: Thank you for your recent editorial and column encouraging Washington State to follow the lead of Vermont. We believe that it is time not only for Washington State to follow Vermont, but for every state and the federal government to grant the same civil status, under the same name, to all eligible couples who want to participate, regardless of gender. State-based civil unions are a first step, but they still do not afford the equal protection guaranteed to all people by the Constitution. Sincerely, Barbara Lamond Purdom Christopher Purdom Interfaith Working Group Coordinators The above letter was sent on IWG letterhead listing 22 congregations and religious organizations and 65 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