Subject: IWG NY Times Letter Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 23:42:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Purdom The following went out on IWG letterhead listing 2 congregations, 5 religious organizations and 35 clergy from 12 faiths and denominations. If you are in the general Philadelphia area and represent a congregation or religious organization or are clergy, let us know if you want to be added - all faiths are welcome. We will also be happy to help start similar organizations in other areas. Visit the web page at http://www.libertynet.org/~iwg/ or http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/religion/orgs/iwg/ July 20, 1996 The New York Times 229 W. 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 Dear Editor: Thank you for your editorial against the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" and for your ongoing support for legal recognition of the marriages of same-sex couples. We are glad that you are opposed to the efforts of religious zealots to impose a particular religious view of marriage on the entire population. Many religious people do not believe that marriage is exclusively for heterosexuals. That view of marriage is an historical anomaly, not the universal or eternal definition that its proponents claim it is. Sincerely, Barbara Purdom Christopher Purdom Interfaith Working Group Coordinators