July 15, 1996
Washington, DC
The Interfaith Alliance has come into being to focus upon the breadth
of Faith in America - to witness to the common values which run like a
ribbon through the fabric of this broad faith - to disavow the ability of a
narrow definition of one Faith to speak for the many - and to affirm an
Interfaith Commitment to the families and family values of the United
States of America.
We, of The Interfaith Alliance perceive of the support of family values
in terms of strengthening families, ensuring opportunity, honoring
freedom, and recognizing we are all part of one community and all must
share a respect for that community.
The Interfaith Alliance will publicly challenge any candidate or political
organization that implicitly or explicitly claims to speak for all people of
faith. We will openly counter those who, in the name of religion, ignore
the basic religious principles that remind us all of responsibility to
ourselves, each other, and our community. The Interfaith Alliance
believes that religion best contributes to public life when it works for
reconciliation, inspires common effort, promotes community and
responsibility, and upholds the dignity of all human beings.
We are all
part of one
community
and all must
share a
respect for
that
community.
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