Yes, we can.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

That he choose a mainstream religious leader that supports gay marriage?

No, he could have chosen one of a billion priests that do not support gay marriage and have proven themselves to not be attention-grabbing blowhards. If you want reasonable discourse, you don't need to be dealing with the people directly responsible for the unreasonable discourse.

That's why I brought up Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton. Can you imagine the response from the right if he had selected either of them? It would make this reaction seem tame. And rightly so, those two are attention-grabbing blowhards. I do not subscribe to the belief that being tolerant means respect every person with an opinion willing to shout loud enough.