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2013-11-10T10:16:13-06:00

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On Coming Out as a Gay Christian

Last updated on: November 10, 2013 at 10:16 am By Andrew Marin

The following post is from Warren Perry, Aquatics Director of the Greenwich Water Club. “Hi. My name is Warren, and I am a Christian and a gay man.” It’s like I am in confession. Since I was young, I struggled to feel like I truly belonged somewhere. I knew I was different. Whether it was my shy nature longing to be accepted by my classmates, or my athletic nature hoping to fit in with my friends, I constantly felt... Read more

2013-10-09T04:19:39-05:00

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The Difference between Forgetting and Forgiving

Last updated on: October 9, 2013 at 4:19 am By Andrew Marin

This post is written by Andrew Marin, President and Founder of The Marin Foundation Within the process of reconciliation there is a difference between forgetting and forgiving. When harm is done to someone, most of the time, and depending on the severity, they just want to forget that event(s) ever happened and move on with their life. As Freud famously suggested, memories of such harm can be repressed, only sparked to live again through an emotional stimuli. Neuropsychologically, research... Read more

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2013-10-07T08:57:11-05:00

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Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner… Or Something Like That

Last updated on: October 7, 2013 at 8:57 am By Andrew Marin

The following post is from Jason Bilbrey, our Director of Pastoral Care at The Marin Foundation. You can contact Jason with inquires connected to pastoral care at [email protected]. You can read more from Jason at his blog, www.jasonbilbrey.com You’ve heard this aphorism a million times: “love the sinner, hate the sin.” I doubt there’s anyone in America, religious or otherwise, who hasn’t. It originated not from the Bible, but from St. Augustine, before being popularized by Gandhi and quickly adopted... Read more

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2013-10-05T00:06:49-05:00

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Living in the Tension – October 7

Last updated on: October 5, 2013 at 12:06 am By Andrew Marin

For our next upcoming Living in the Tension gathering on Monday, October 7, we’ll be discussing the way we engage with and talk about the disappointing, harmful, and negative news stories we come across online. Our news and social media feeds are regularly filled with stories featuring the latest pastor making inflammatory remarks about LGBT people and corporations sharing their beliefs as well (and sometimes benefiting financially from it). Interactions can quickly turn ugly and we’re left wondering how we... Read more

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2013-10-05T12:31:44-05:00

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Coming Out to Myself

Last updated on: October 5, 2013 at 12:31 pm By Andrew Marin

The following post is from Brent Bailey, a Master of Divinity student at Abilene Christian University. You can find his blog at oddmanout.net October 11 is National Coming Out Day, a date on my calendar that makes me tender for the courage of individuals taking the risk of stepping into greater transparency and wholeness. As more and more LGBT individuals in our culture have come out to their friends and family—many of them on October 11s—we’ve collectively learned better ways to come out... Read more

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2013-10-23T08:06:12-05:00

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Gay TV Host Hosts Salvation Army Event

Last updated on: October 23, 2013 at 8:06 am By Andrew Marin

The following post is from Andrew Marin, President and Founder of The Marin Foundation Recently HGTV designer and host, David Bromstad, has come under fire from LGBT and progressive partisan activists because as a gay man who is a strong advocate for gay marriage, he decided to host an event for the Salvation Army. I couldn’t be more proud of the Salvation Army for inviting Bromstad, and I couldn’t be more proud of Bromstad for accepting. Contemporary society is... Read more

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2014-04-01T14:56:19-05:00

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We Don’t Want to be Dinosaurs

Last updated on: April 1, 2014 at 2:56 pm By Andrew Marin

The following post is from Laura Statesir, Director of Family and Youth at The Marin Foundation. This month I made two amazing discoveries. First, they are filming another Jurassic Park movie called Jurassic World. For someone who quotes the line, “Hold on to your butts,” when anything exciting is about to happen, this is a great day. The second discovery I made is that there are still Christian schools in the United States that do not teach about dinosaurs as part... Read more

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2013-10-07T16:36:07-05:00

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Reconciliation Does Not Fix THE Problem

Last updated on: October 7, 2013 at 4:36 pm By Andrew Marin

The following post is from Andrew Marin, President and Founder of The Marin Foundation The core of reconciliatory engagement must always be love. Love, in such a pure form, that the self-giving nature, some would even say humiliation, of Christ, is the central point to one’s understanding of the ever-reaching ramifications of the incarnation. Our incarnational work as bridge builders sets one foot in both worlds–identifying with both, while only representing Christ. This “de-centered center,” as Miroslav Volf puts it, enables... Read more

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2013-09-25T10:44:28-05:00

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How Are Churches Walking With Those Pursuing Celibacy?

Last updated on: September 25, 2013 at 10:44 am By Andrew Marin

The following post was written by Kevin Harris, our Director of Community Relations at The Marin Foundation. Are you aware of a church that holds onto a more traditional understanding of scripture and homosexuality that is proactively seeking to construct support systems and help create life-giving realities for gay and lesbian individuals in their congregations that are pursuing celibacy? What are they doing they you find to be helpful? Earlier this year in June, Exodus International closed its doors after... Read more

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2013-09-23T08:51:23-05:00

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Mind Your Words — They Have Meaning

Last updated on: September 23, 2013 at 8:51 am By Andrew Marin

The following post is by Trista L. Carr, Psy.D., is a Clinical Psychologist for a State Prison in the Central Valley of CA, a consultant for individuals and organizations, and a conference speaker. She completed her doctorate in clinical psychology at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA, where she was a research assistant for the Institute for the Study of Sexual Identity. She obtained an M.A. degree in Community Counseling from The University of Akron in Ohio. Her research and clinical... Read more

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