Counterculture. Faith. Love.
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So when the mail got dropped off at The Marin Foundation’s office today there were 3 huge boxes. The sender was Zondervan. I thought… Here it is! The DVD Curriculums are here! So give me some grace and view the excitement with me of opening the very first copies of our new Love Is an [...]
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Recently there was a fascinating story breaking out of George Washington University’s (GWU) woman’s basketball team: One of their players, Kye Allums, now identifies as a transgender male. Here is the link to the story. I am always interested in college sports stories because, as some of you may know, I received an athletic scholarship to play Division I baseball in college. [...]
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Religion Dispatches just published an article on the inclusion (or lack their-of) of the Transgender community with Christians as well as gay rights groups, written by author Becky Garrison, in which I was quoted. You can read it here. I’m extra excited because Becky will be here in Chicago next week and we’re going to get to [...]
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Tonight, July 20th, is our next Living in the Tension at 7pm at 5255 N. Ashland Ave Room 120. We’ll be watching the documentary Paris is Burning, and then have a discussion about it after. Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org
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Public Statement: The work of The Marin Foundation is to build bridges between the LGBT community and a variety of faith communities through education, scientific research and diverse community gatherings. We are a movement shaped by bold individuals of reconciliation; whose orientation is one of love, who live in the tension of different social, theological [...]
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I don’t want to clog any of what will be said with my words. PLEASE READ THIS. (and the comment on the link by Jesse, who was also there) If you have ever wondered about the work of The Marin Foundation, our Living in the Tension gatherings or what we’re all about – the above link will answer [...]
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Earlier this month President Obama appointed Amanda Simpson as the Senior Technical Advisor to the Department of Commerce. This is such a big deal because Simpson is the first ever transgender person to receive a Presidential appointment. Most of you have probably heard about this appointment already. I waited to comment on this situation because [...]
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Just a dude trying to learn how to live and love. 
