February 17, 2004

O. Ricardo Pimentel
Arizona Republic
PO Box 1950
Phoenix, AZ  85001 

Dear Mr. Pimentel:

Thank you for your excellent column on “the legal incidents thereof.” 
That was the most concise criticism of the federal marriage amendment and defense of 
equal marriage rights that we have seen in any newspaper.

Sincerely,
Barbara Lamond Purdom			
Christopher Purdom
Interfaith Working Group Coordinators