Tonight I thought I'd just talk about a person I've met and spent some time with here at the National Youth Workers Convention. Andrew Marin wrote a book called Love is an Orientation. He's a great guy who has been trying to figure out how to love his friends who are in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and transgendcer community.
I haven't read the book yet as I just bought it today but I have interacted with Andrew and I can say this about him. I like him. I think he's legitimate. I think he's kind and honest and someone who really cares about his friends and the lifestyle choices that they've made.
This issue is really tough. As a Presbyterian I'm a part of denomination (PCUSA) that is really struggling to figure out what it believes about the issue of homosexuality. I'll be honest and say that my typical stance on this topic is to say that homosexuality is wrong. But, with that said I will will also say that I have a good friend from high school and a good friend from college who are also gay. I value who they are and want to be their friends but don't always know how to best interact with them.
So I'll again just say that I like Andrew. Think he's genuine and that you should buy his book. I'm going to read it in the next few days and will post a follow up response to my reading.
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