March 15, 2004

Cape Cod Times
319 Main St.
Hyannis, MA  02601

Dear Editors:

In his March 8 letter Michael J. Langlais misrepresents Judaism, 
Christianity, and the American constitutional tradition of religious 
liberty.  There are many different faith traditions that identity 
as either Jewish or Christian, and many interpretations and translations 
of their various versions of scriptures.  There is no agreed on 
“universal moral law” within these traditions, especially when it 
comes to matters of gender identity and sexual orientation.  Furthermore, 
a growing percentage of the population belongs to faith traditions that 
do not identify themselves as Jewish or Christian, or do not belong to any 
religion at all, and the United States Constitution, specifically Article 
6 and Amendments 1 and 14, give equal rights and protections to all people, 
regardless of their belief systems.


Sincerely,
Barbara Lamond Purdom			
Christopher Purdom
Interfaith Working Group Coordinators