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I heard something the other day about NBC refusing to run some queer-friendly ads by the United Church of Christ, which I thought was really stupid. I mean, NBC does Will and Grace, but ads about accepting queer people at church are too controversial? Come on. Anyway, I caught one the other day, and I got tears in my eyes. Literally. It was just so sweet -- shots of a bouncer in front of a church not letting in a gay couple, and then a voice over about how Jesus would never turn anyone away. And that's just exactly right. Every time I hear some "Christian" talking about the sin of homosexuality, they're always so incredibly hostile--way more than they are for other sins (except maybe abortion). That's just not the way that Jesus was. He accepted everyone, no matter what, and he never once mentioned homosexuality being wrong. He would never be hostile. He's like Ghandi, or George Fox, or Martin Luther King. And if the people who call themselves Christian really acted like that, this world would be a very different place.
Anyway, I'm very happy about this ad. I like the UCC--it's the church that's connected with my college, and it's pretty cool for a Christian church, very liberal.
