Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 23:10:21 -0500 From: Interfaith Working Group Subject: IWG Bergen County Religious Marriage Letter March 9, 2000 Bergen Record 150 River Street Hackensack, NJ 07602 Dear Editors: Thank you for your thorough and balanced March 5 coverage of religious disagreements over religious and civil marriage. While you concentrated on United Methodist, Presbyterian Church (USA) and Episcopal denominations, it would have been worth mentioning that this is not a purely Christian debate; the Central Conference of American Rabbis, which already supports civil marriage for same-gender couples, but has no official policy on religious blessings, will be voting on a proposal to officially approve blessings of same-gender couples at their annual convention in Greensboro, NC this month. 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. Commentaries from clergy can be read at http://www.iwgonline.org/pulpit/ -- Interfaith Working Group PO Box 11706 Philadelphia, PA 19101 http://www.iwgonline.org/ iwg@iwgonline.org voice: 215-235-3050 fax: 215-232-0829