Pasadena-based filmmaker Douglas Hunter says he wanted to make a documentary that explored Jesus' teaching of embracing the outsider. And who, he thought, is farther outside the Mormon circle than gays and lesbians?

The engagement of the 'other' was so important in the teaching of Jesus that it had to have a place of centrality in my own faith. What's your reward if you only love people who already love you?

For me, the coming-out experience really had nothing to do with a sexual act or even a relationship or a person. It was about really, finally understanding my fullest, deepest self and getting all the pieces in place.

Understanding a lesbian's spiritual quest for the meaning of human relationships improved Hunter's relationship with his wife. Hunter began started showing up at rallies to oppose California's Proposition 8 that bans gay marriage.

If as a straight man I find the tools for strengthening my marriage in the relationships of same-sex couples and of a dear friend, can I deny them a fundamental right that I benefit from and cherish?

It isn't a risk for a priest from All Saints [Episcopal church] to go to a Prop. 8 demonstration, but it is for a devout, straight Mormon father of three. It just speaks volumes about how deeply Douglas walks the talk in terms of really putting his faith into action.