Comments on: Spreading some love to fellow travelers and bloggers https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/06/08/spreading-some-love-to-fellow-travelers-and-bloggers/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:29:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: David Roberts https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/06/08/spreading-some-love-to-fellow-travelers-and-bloggers/#comment-17377 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:29:35 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//?p=930#comment-17377

being as Andrew Marin (other than saying it is a bunch of lies) hasn’t responded to it.

The comment I referenced has Marin’s response which was printed in The Advocate. There is also an official response from one of those who claim they were misrepresented in the original article. I’m not sure how else one should respond to lies, if in fact they are such; the onus is on the one making the claims to offer proof.
It seems perfectly fine to factor in Marin’s views of sin, his responses to questions, etc., when making a personal assessment of his work, but we were unable to find anything that supported the comments in that article (and indeed at least one other person mentioned has officially protested it’s accuracy). If one is to base their opinion on fact, I suggest that article, which appears in several places, is not a credible source.

]]> By: Patrick https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/06/08/spreading-some-love-to-fellow-travelers-and-bloggers/#comment-17376 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:14:35 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//?p=930#comment-17376 Well I don’t see why someone shouldn’t base their opinion on that article – being as Andrew Marin (other than saying it is a bunch of lies) hasn’t responded to it.
I think there are questions that articles raises – questions which if I was going to be supportive of Mr. Marin – I would want answers to.
I did actually read that thread on exgaywatch – that together with the article and a few other quotes from him – raise concerns for me. For one – getting him to admit that being gay is a sin (fine if he thinks that – but really if he expects gayrights organizations to support him – perhaps they should know his stance beforehand) wasn’t exactly easy. He appears to like to talk in circles – tailoring what his says (or doesn’t say) according to which side he is trying to appease.

]]> By: Warren https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/06/08/spreading-some-love-to-fellow-travelers-and-bloggers/#comment-17375 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:38:03 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//?p=930#comment-17375 @David Roberts: I agree; I think it best to read through the Marin Foundation website and judge their work accordingly. Andy has a book coming out soon which should bring his ideas together as well.

]]> By: David Roberts https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/06/08/spreading-some-love-to-fellow-travelers-and-bloggers/#comment-17374 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:23:06 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//?p=930#comment-17374 http://www.exgaywatch.com/wp/2008/04/labarberas-shameless-self-promotion-may-damage-a-real-ministry/#comment-37968
Whatever one decides about Andrew Marin, I would hesitate to base it too much on that particular article and its various reprints, which seem to be the basis for any negatives I have read so far.

]]> By: Luana https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/06/08/spreading-some-love-to-fellow-travelers-and-bloggers/#comment-17373 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:47:01 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//?p=930#comment-17373 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_973/ai_n16807644/pg_1

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