God Loves Uganda — and you’re invited (to our private screening)

Last updated on: September 20, 2013 at 9:05 am By Andrew Marin

We told you Wednesday about your invitation to see God Loves Uganda, and we linked to the trailer so you could check it out for yourself. So today, briefly, here’s a bit more background: What is the film about? From the God Loves Uganda site: God Loves Uganda explores the role of the American evangelical movement in Uganda, where American missionaries have been credited with both creating schools and hospitals and promoting dangerous religious bigotry. The film follows evangelical leaders in America and Uganda along with... Read more

You’re Invited to a Private Screening!

Last updated on: September 18, 2013 at 8:52 am By Andrew Marin

The Marin Foundation has secured a copy of award-winning documentary God Loves Uganda, and we’re pleased to be able to invite you to a private screening… so come join us for our next Living in the Tension gathering — at the movies! The screening takes place next week Friday, September 27 at 7 :15 pm at Chicago Filmmakers, located 5243 N Clark, Chicago. (But please– come a few minutes early and say hi!) Tickets can be purchased at the door–... Read more

Coming Out of the Water

Last updated on: September 16, 2013 at 11:09 am By Andrew Marin

Warren Perry is the Aquatics Director at the Greenwich Water Club outside New York City, where he coaches swimmers, rowers, and triathletes. He also serves as a color commentator and analyst for the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming Championships. It hasn’t always been this way. Walking on to the deck of this year’s Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming Championships, I take a few moments to greet the coaches, swimmers, and officials on my way to the Broadcaster’s Table. It’s been ten years... Read more

Good in the Presence of Evil

Last updated on: September 11, 2013 at 10:00 am By Andrew Marin

There is evil in this world--some would even say that evil are those who are religious. But religion is not inherently evil. Not the Muslim faith the terrorists claim to represent. Not the Christian faith that its extremists promote either. Culture has gotten away from us; a society where headlines and extremism is promoted as acceptable. Even more so, extremism, whether good or bad, is the only way one can make headlines. But life is not that simple. There is nuance in everything, no matter how much partisan activists, the media and especially social media have tried to strip it away into constrained binaries. Read more

Continuing Education Classes

Last updated on: September 9, 2013 at 10:26 am By Andrew Marin

If you have ever wanted to learn practical steps for building bridges between the LGBT community and the church, now is the time! If you read Love Is an Orientation and want to know, “Now what?” here is your answer. Whether you are a pastor, a parent, a youth worker, an LGBT individual, a professor, or someone who is simply interested in knowing how to elevate this conversation, this is for you! This Fall, The Marin Foundation will be offering a continuing... Read more

Living in the Tension – Sept. 9

Last updated on: September 7, 2013 at 3:58 pm By Andrew Marin

We are gathering again this upcoming Monday, September 9th, for our regular Living in the Tension gathering. A good friend of ours, Br. Michael, will be sharing tangible things that we can do to be allies to those that are bisexual, statements he would advise avoiding, and a bit of his own story. We will be meeting in our regular spot in Room 124 on 5255 N Ashland Ave. at 7pm. We would love to hear about what you would... Read more

Transparency and Vulnerability

Last updated on: September 4, 2013 at 1:03 pm By Andrew Marin

The following post is from Brent Bailey, a Master of Divinity student at Abilene Christian University. Brent. You can find his blog at oddmanout.net. One of many “Aha!” moments for me working with The Marin Foundation this summer was when Kevin brought to my attention the difference between transparency and vulnerability, two words I had been using synonymously. Whereas I employed both words to mean something like “the opposite of hiding or secrecy,” they actually each represent different approaches to sharing parts... Read more

Blog Update

Last updated on: August 24, 2013 at 2:27 pm By Andrew Marin

Hello Everyone, As you can see we haven’t been posting much in the past few weeks. With the transition fast approaching, and the writing of this book and this book, blogging has taken a backseat at The Marin Foundation as we are all working to adjust to our new roles and reality. I’m feeling great about the transition, and very excited for what the future holds. We will pick up our regular Monday, Wednesday, Friday blogging schedule again, starting September... Read more

Living in the Tension – Mon 8/26

Last updated on: August 23, 2013 at 9:52 am By Andrew Marin

For our upcoming Living in the Tension gathering on Monday, August 26, we will be watching the documentary We Were Here. The documentary tells the story of the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco, specifically focusing on the lives of five individuals who were affected by the epidemic. It is not only a window into the suffering and loss experienced by the gay community at that time, but an inspiring testament to the resiliency, sense of community and compassion that... Read more

AIDS Run/Walk Chicago 2013

Last updated on: August 19, 2013 at 9:01 am By Andrew Marin

We will be participating in the AIDS Run & Walk Chicago for the third year on September, 28th. We would love to have anyone in the Chicagoland area (or even those that would like to travel in for the weekend) join our team with The Marin Foundation for a great time to hang out, exercise, and support the great work that the AIDS Foundation of Chicago is doing. The proceeds go to benefit their work in fighting against HIV/AIDS and improving the lives of people affected... Read more