THE SECOND GUESS is here to encourage us all to begin thinking twice about the way the Church and the LGBT communities are approaching one another. No doubt you're aware of the ever-increasing and embittering divide between large populations of Christians and LGBT people. The issue, largely centered around the question of marriage equality, is in our courts, on our ballots, and staring out at us from the front page of our newspapers. And with every angry accusation or insult, the gap widens. 

We are a group of people in San Diego - both gay and straight - who believe in finding a better way to live with our differences. We are bringing together people from both sides of the issue to speak with one another directly, ask honest questions, and take steps toward reconciliation. We aim for neutrality and safety in our conversations and forums - we are not here to make converts. Rather, we envision a way of living that allows us to differ, but do so in love and respect, without waging a culture war that rends our communities. We long for an end to the culture war. We long for reconciliation.

The Second Guess exists to champion reconciliation between the Church and LGBT communities by advocating a humble, peaceable, and thoughtful approach to issues of faith & sexuality.

We pursue the ideal of a world in which the moral and social imperatives surrounding the faith/sexuality debate defer to the power of reconciliatory relationships, rendering unnecessary the destructive conflict of ideals between people of faith and the LGBT community.