As a committed Christian and a queer atheist who both work to advance interfaith and intercultural understanding, we've watched with heavy hearts as Sojourners and its evangelical founder Jim Wallis have been taken to task in the blogosphere this week for declining to run an advertisement sponsored by Believe Out Loud, an organization committed to full LGBTQ equality in Christian churches. The overwhelming reaction so far has mostly consisted of resounding condemnation, including from many people we both know and deeply respect.
The advertisement at the heart of this controversy links to a video featuring two lesbian women slowly walking their son down the center aisle of a church on Mother's Day, past the judgmental stares of parishioners barely disguising their discomfort and contempt. From the front of the church the pastor says, "Welcome. Everyone." simultaneously addressing the congregation's silent judgment and creating a safe place for two mothers and their child.
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