Gene Robinson. He came up and made the rounds here in Maine last year, when we were trying to win marriage.
He is a nice man, though he and I have some major differences in beliefs. Though I would prefer to keep religion out of government, many people in the US are religious and make their decisions in life based on their religious beliefs. The religious coalitions that fought for marriage equality here in Maine made an incredible impact. I know people who changed their mind, solely because they saw religious leaders who said God approved.
I don't exactly know what to say about it. It isn't how it should be--but this is how it is right now. I'd rather get equal rights first, and then argue about the need to separate religious beliefs and law.
Equality Maine, an organization that was spear heading our campaign learned a lot about when they ran the whole thing on "changing the hearts and minds of our neighbors". Truthfully, I wasn't a fan of what I saw as a very weak approach. But it worked. 
I want to marry more than I care about what made my neighbor decide to allow it.
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