Building the Gay Elite
Andrew Sullivan flags this quote from Bishop Eugene Robinson:
A message to Rick Warren? Let's sit down. I think what would happen, which might frighten him, is that we have so much more in common than that which separates us. I would want to tell him about my relationship with my partner, about how just as in marriage--and by the way I was married so I'm in a position to compare these two - the church believes in marriage because it believes that kind of love between two people, that selfless, self-giving love, is a place where God can show up. And I would like to tell him where God has shown up in my relationship with my partner. Scripture says, "by your fruits you will know them" and the fruits of the spirit are appearing in gay and lesbian relationships, then couldn't he acknowledge those fruits of the spirit and begin to rejoice with us over those relationships.
At the end of the day I think I am a pretty big Contact Hypothesis believer. But elites do very much drive opinions and norms, and so finding prominent homosexuals for them to really engage with as equals (rather than "let me show everyone how inclusive I am, find me some gays for a photo op") is important.
Bishop Robinson was also on the Daily Show last night and gave a great interview.
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