Trayvon Martin and the American Judicial System

Last updated on: July 18, 2013 at 10:08 pm By Andrew Marin

A few hours ago the ruling of “not guilty” by a six-women jury permeated the now infamous courtroom in Stanford, Florida, as George Zimmerman will not serve any jail time for killing unarmed African-American teenager Trayvon Martin. Twitter is blowing up. I had to shut it off. So much heartache as well as so many crazy blasphemous 140 character statements, and nothing anyone can do about them. I pray for peace tonight and the coming days for forthcoming protests sure... Read more

Big Announcement and Transition at The Marin Foundation

Last updated on: May 21, 2016 at 1:48 pm By Andrew Marin

Dear Friends, It is with great excitement, and some trepidation, that I want to share an exciting change here at The Marin Foundation. My wife Brenda and I, along with the Foundation team about a year ago, began discussing the requests and needs we were receiving from our friends across the pond (the United Kingdom) and throughout Europe. As my involvement with the United Nations has increased over the past three years there were many organizations, people, institutions and... Read more

Living in the Tension – 7/15

Last updated on: July 11, 2013 at 9:52 am By Andrew Marin

For our upcoming Living in the Tension gathering on July 15, Taylor Culver will be sharing a part of her story with us connected to faith and sexuality. Taylor recently graduated from Northwestern College and we have been fortunate to have her interning with us this summer. We will be meeting in Room 124 on 5255 N Ashland Ave. at 7pm. If you’re available beforehand, we will be meeting at Lady Gregory’s at 5:15pm on 5260 N Clark St. to... Read more

Don’t Feel That Way!

Last updated on: July 8, 2013 at 10:24 am By Andrew Marin

The following post is from Brent Bailey, a Master of Divinity student at Abilene Christian University. Brent is interning with us at The Marin Foundation this summer, and you can find his blog at oddmanout.net. How effective is it when someone tells you not to feel the way you feel? Let’s take some easy examples: When someone prefaces a statement with a hesitant request, “Don’t be mad, but…” does it effectively prevent you from feeling angry at what follows? When someone... Read more

Continuing Education Classes with The Marin Foundation

Last updated on: July 5, 2013 at 11:08 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 summer, The Marin Foundation will be offering continuing education... Read more

What Being Bullied Taught Me About Bridge Building

Last updated on: July 31, 2013 at 2:15 pm By Andrew Marin

Brian Gee received an M.A. in Biblical Exegesis from Wheaton College. When he’s not working, Brian enjoys writing from his own experiences at the intersection of faith and sexuality. Originally from southern California, he lives in Chicago’s western suburbs with his wife and two kids. You can check out more about Brian, or get in contact with him, at http://briangee.me. You sound like such a little girl, a grade–school classmate once told me in. I’ll change my voice, I told myself.... Read more

BE A MAN!!!!

Last updated on: June 29, 2013 at 12:28 pm By Andrew Marin

So Chicago’s Pride Parade is tomorrow and in honor of that, I thought I’d post the following. 28 Ways To Spot A Real Man Please check out the 13th helper on the list… Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more

Acceptance of Self

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 at 12:53 am By Andrew Marin

The following post comes from the anonymous blogger behind The Registered Runaway, a gay man navigating his way through faith, sexuality and inner peace. By the time I was literate, I had the entire Left Behind kid series stacked on my shelf. The books, for those that don’t know, are futuristic stories of when God raptures Christians up to heaven, leaving behind the skeptical and non-believers to survive the apocalypse and, the Anti-Christ, and then- if they aren’t lucky- hell. I... Read more