At the Pride Fest in Santa Monica, six houses of worship, five churches, and a synagogue had booths lined up all in a row. The Episcopalians offered table bowling. The Lutherans offered temporary rainbow tattoos. A nondenominational church lets anyone feeling lucky spin a wheel for prizes, ranging from coffee mugs featuring the Lamb of God holding a rainbow flag to a T-shirt emblazoned with Jesus wearing a rainbow crown of thorns. More pro-gay God-talk at Pride this year is no accident. It's a national initiative of the progressive Interfaith Alliance, involving Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, and others. It's called Faith for Pride, and it's meant to counter the message of anti-LGBTQ+ rights legislation in state houses around the US. You can find out more at InterFaithAlliance.org. #Queer Up Religion