Century Publishing
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Century Publishing is a custom media
Custom media
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publisher based in Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
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. It publishes books and other media in both English and Spanish on topic including religion, social issues, business, and biographies. Founded in 1981 by current President and CEO Larry L. Richman
Larry L. Richman
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, it was previously known as "Richman Communications" and "Richman Publishing." The name was changed to Century Publishing in 1995.
Century has published Latter-day Saint perspectives about homosexuality
Homosexuality
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, often by prominent members of Evergreen International. This including all the books by Jason Park, such as Resolving Homosexual Problems: A Guide for LDS Men, Understanding Male Homosexual Problems: An Introduction for Latter-day Saints, and Helping LDS Men Resolve their Homosexual Problems: A Guide for Family, Friends, and Church Leaders. Another example by others is A Place in the Kingdom: Spiritual Insights from Latter-day Saints about Same-Sex Attraction, a collection of essays from Mormons
Mormons
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who discuss their struggles with same-sex attraction.
Century maintains the SameSexAttraction.org web site, a non-denominational Christian site with the same philosophy as Evergreen International, describing how people with same-sex attractions may diminish those attractions and avoid homosexual behaviors.