A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gay Pride Parade…

So – at a Chicago gay pride parade a group of Christians showed up… what do you think they were there for? This is typically the point at which we learn that Fred Phelps and his crazy family were there with their “God hates fags” signage.. Thankfully that’s not what happened.

Look at this: http://imgur.com/bVD9p

What do you think?

I told my wife, “I love the sentiment, but can we just wear pants?” (you have to see the picture)

She said, “You wouldn’t think that if it were a woman in the picture.”  I seriously think I would still think that. I’m not trying to be a prude or anything, but can’t we all just agree that when walking in a parade of any sort, pants should be an essential part of our attire? Out of all of our differences, I think this really could be cultural common ground 🙂

In all seriousness, I think Christians, just like every group, have a lot to apologize for. No matter where a Christian stands on LGBT issues – and evangelicals are all over the place on this – we have often been guilty of judgmental and dehumanizing behaviors toward those for whom sexuality is a complicated issue. I’m glad to see a bunch of Christians invading public space just to say “sorry” for the sins of our past (and our future?).