''I was like, 'this is so strange. All these people, who have been important parts of my life, are all coming out and are either being asked to leave their church or choosing to have nothing to do with their church.' And I just wasn't sure where I stood. Then I thought, 'How can I condemn these people for their love of another?' .... Gay marriage is a civil rights issue. All these people are being denied their rights. To me, the churches have so much power in that area that even liberal politicians like Barack Obama won't say anything definitive about it. And that's just really sad.''

Rev. Jay Bakker, the punker son of former televangelist Jim Bakker and the late Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, speaking about the gay-is-ok revelation he had after several friends came out to him as gay a couple of years ago. He frequently does work with Soulforce, a gay and gay-supportive group that reaches out to, and often protests at, large Evangelical political and educational institutions which demonstrate intolerance toward the GLBT communities. (United Church Observer)