Let's test the opportunity for liberal believer/nonbeliever entente

[dmallind]

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/fischer-make-homosexuality-criminal-offense

I doubt there is much room for disagreement that this is very harmful behavior, motivated by an unacceptably right wing fundamentalist view of Christianity, but indeed motivated by religious belief. We can probably even mostly agree that the scriptural support for this view is tenuous at best in the NT, and depends largely on questionable translation even as it is.

I HOPE we can pre-empt the usual NTS and "just a fringe" by acknowledging that the AFA numbers its members in the deep 6 digits, financial supporters well into the 7 digits, and radio stations in 3 digits, and that it was founded by an Emory-educated theologian ordained in the largest "mainline" Protestant denomination with over 12 million members. The spokesman featured also possesses a Master's in theology from an accredited school.

So assuming all that holds, let's move on. How can liberal believers and non-believers address this utterly negative use of Christian motivation? Can we even understand theologically where it comes from, since Jesus said nothing on the topic and both Paul and Timothy are questionable too? Can we address this in a more potent way than a few preachings to the choir - literally - in small liberal churches? What happens within the faith if liberal Xians do so (cf Bishop Pearson - not that he's all that liberal, but a great example of what happens to preachers who step away from the hate even a bit)? What use if any will it be if secular folks (predictably) object, as the AFA not only expects, but relies on for funding? What other options exist?

This is not a rhetorical exercise.