Claiming the Blessing, for anyone not familiar with the group, is "an organization of Episcopalians promoting the church blessing of same-sex relationships and advocating for full inclusion of all the baptized in all sacraments of the church, including the selection of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered candidates as bishops, priests, and lay leaders where they are otherwise qualified."
They recently produced a video called Voices of Witness
Louise: It's important for gay and lesbian people to tell our stories, to come out of the closet, to be open about who we are, because then people get to know us. And once they get to know, and put a face to the issue, it's not an issue any more. It becomes a person, and they can become supportive of a person. And if a person wants to have their relationship supported, then it's much easier for people to say, "Okay, I can support Mary and Jane in their relationship" or "I can support Joe and Jim" as opposed to say "I don't know how I feel about gay marriage". So it's important always to put a face on the issue.
Visit the link below for links to the video, as well as a transcript of the video that I've started. (The video is 43 minutes long, so I need to do it in pieces!)
http://realreligiousleft.blogspot.com/
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