My Mom came out as a lesbian when I was in college -- though we all knew before that -- and her longtime companion was a pastor, for about 15 years until her death.

I agree that it's important for kids to have a place to belong, and I did feel like my Sunday School friends were like family. We could always depend on each other. However, so were my musician friends in band, and my friends at the school newspaper. Anywhere that we shared something that bonded us together. My son has found community that started through the library storytime hour. He made many friends there who we then followed to preschool and now Cub Scouts. I expect they will remain some of his oldest, truest friends.