“Though the circumstances obviously are not comparable, the issue is the same one Dietrich Bonhoeffer faced when he realized that as a faithful Christian he could not obey Caesar. [...]
Our message must be firmly and lovingly presented. All humans, gay and straight, are made in the image of God and thus deserving of full dignity and respect. We denounce gay-bashing. But we also denounce the suppression of free, civil discourse in critical moral debates–all the more reason to sign the Manhattan Declaration and get your friends to do so as well.”
