It seems to me, then, that vulnerability and and self-disclosure are at the heart of what we understand about the nature of God. And the reason I believe gay and lesbian people are spiritual people is that we too have participated in vulnerability and self-disclosure, especially in the process of coming-out. When someone shares with you who they really, really are, it is a special offering. To do so when it risks rejection is a profound, holy gift.

I think people often come to the synagogue, mosque, the church looking for God, and what we give them is religion.

I believe God is doing a new thing in the world. God is always moving us to include more people in the kingdom. God has taught us that about people of color, about women, and now I think God is teaching that about gay and lesbian folk. And I am humbled and privileged that I might be playing a very small part in that grand and wonderful plan of God's.

I've long been really intrigued with what is the ... proper role of faith and religion in public life.

When you claim to have the truth, as opposed to the truth as you perceive it, then you move us toward a theocratic view of government.

Stability is why society has an interest in marriage.

I think there's a terrible price to be paid when your exterior life is not an honest reflection of your interior life.