blog post about a liberal Christian counter-demo at Pride

[julesjones]

Gacked from a comment thread at Making Light -- a liberal Christian blogs about his experience as one of the counter-demonstraters at Chicago Pride.

I hugged a man in his underwear. I think Jesus would have too.

I spent the day at Chicago’s Pride Parade. Some friends and I, with The Marin Foundation, wore shirts with “I’m Sorry” written on it. We had signs that said, “I’m sorry that Christians judge you,” “I’m sorry the way churches have treated you,” “I used to be a bible-banging homophobe, sorry.” We wanted to be an alternative Christian voice from the protestors that were there speaking hate into megaphones.

Full post at I Hugged a Man in His Underwear. And I am Proud.