The link below is to one of the most beautiful things I've read in a while.
http://naytinalbert.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-hugged-man-in-his-underwear-and-i-am.html
It's the story of a group of Christian "protesters" at the Gay Pride parade in Chicago. I must say that my dad's the one who indirectly showed me the link--goodness, how I love having a father like this one. I felt really bummed that I couldn't make it to the pride march in my area, but I've attended it a number of times and am all too familiar with the kinds of signs and slogans that Christian protesters usually bear at these events. But this group had a very different message: "I'm sorry." Sorry for judging, for being homophobic, for delivering angry words to homosexuals in the past. And the response they got from the paraders was, for the most part, a big and heartfelt "thank you."
It's a really great story. Please read it if you have a few minutes, or the excerpt of it here: http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2010/06/30/christians-protesting-at-pride.
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