Andrew Marin

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Marin, at one of The Marin Foundation's Living In The Tension gatherings, in Chicago, Illinois (2012)

Andrew Marin (born December 16, 1980) is consultant, author, lecturer, and public speaker. [1]

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Dr Andrew Marin holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews. [2] [1]

Andrew Marin is the founder of The Marin Foundation, [3] a 501(c)(3) nonprofit active between 2005 and 2016 whose purpose, according to the Foundation's mission statement, was "to build bridges between the LGBT community and conservatism through scientific research, biblical and social education, and diverse community gatherings." [4]

Biography

Andrew Marin was born in 1980, to parents Beth and Peter Marin. The family lived in what Andrew described as "a very white, very conservative upper middle class suburb of Chicago". [5] Marin attended Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois. [6] [7] [8]

Marin attended the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) on a Division I athletic scholarship, where he played baseball for the UIC Flames. [9] Marin studied Applied Psychology. In the summer of 2001, after his sophomore year, Marin moved to the predominantly LGBT Boystown neighborhood in Chicago. [5] Marin received his BA in Applied Psychology from UIC in 2003.

In 2005, Marin founded The Marin Foundation. [10]

In 2011, Marin graduated from Eastern University with a master's degree in Urban Studies.

In 2016, Marin submitted his PhD in contextual studies (traumatic memories, reconciliation, and religion). [2]

The Marin Foundation

The Marin Foundation is most well known for their I'm Sorry campaign, [11] where their LGBT and straight members attend gay pride parades, and hold up signs apologizing for how Christians have treated LGBT people. A photo of one of these demonstrations in 2010, labeled "Christians Hugging a Gay Man in his Underwear" went viral and, according to The Marin Foundation's website, was shared "over 34 million" times and viewed "over 116 million" times. [11] In 2012 on Buzzfeed, the photo was the top-listed photo in a collection of "Pictures that will restore your faith in humanity". [12] In 2014 CNN called The Marin Foundation's I'm Sorry Campaign a "joy" to see the group "blocking hate speech with signs of love." [13]

Controversy

When asked, Marin has always refused to answer the question of whether he believes that homosexuality is immoral, [14] citing an interest in promoting dialogue with both sides of the discussion. The reaction from LGBT community members [15] [16] and religious conservatives [17] has been disapproving.

In October 2006 Marin came under scrutiny from LGBT activist and author Michelangelo Signorile in the LGBT interest magazine The Advocate , for purportedly misrepresenting his beliefs about LGBT people to various LGBT organizations. [18] The Marin Foundation had previously claimed endorsement from such organizations as the Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, and the Gay Men's Health Crisis, but The Marin Foundation no longer claims affiliation with any LGBT organizations on its website [18] (though The Marin Foundation claims no affiliation with any entity on its website, whether LGBT or conservatism). [19] In an April 2013 review, syndicated advice columnist and LGBT activist Dan Savage referred to The Marin Foundation as "sneakily homophobic". [20]

In an October 2006 interview above in The Advocate , two women named Emily Webster and Melissa Garvey identified themselves as two of the friends to whom Marin had referred, in his story. [18] Webster and Garvey stated that Marin, without their knowledge or permission, had posted the women's full names and photos on his website, publicly identifying the two women as gay. Garvey asserted (and Webster agreed) that Marin had outed the two women for his own purposes. Marin later removed the photos, but left a description of how "Emily and Melissa" had come out to him, and how these experiences had marked a turning point for him. In the interview, Emily Webster and Melissa Garvey asserted that neither of them had ever come out to Marin, and that the entire story was a fabrication.

Bibliography

Here is a list of Marin's other publications: chapters in edited books, academic journals, print and online articles, foreword to other books [27]

Love Is an Orientation book

Marin's book Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community (InterVarsity Press, 2009), won the following awards: [28]

Besides the Bible named Love Is an Orientation as one of the "One Hundred Books of All Time that Have, Should or Will Create Christian Culture". [29]

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References

  1. 1 2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmarinphd
  2. 1 2 "Andrew Marin | University of St Andrews - Academia.edu". st-andrews.academia.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. ↑ "The Marin Foundation" . Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  4. ↑ "Mission". The Marin Foundation . Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  5. 1 2 Sells, Heather. "Christian's Outreach to Gays: I'm Sorry". Christian Broadcasting Network . Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  6. ↑ "Waubonsie Valley High School :: Boys Baseball". wvhs.ipsd.org. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  7. ↑ "Waubonsie Valley High School :: Boys Baseball". wvhs.ipsd.org. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  8. ↑ "Waubonsie Valley High School :: Faculty and Staff". wvhs.ipsd.org. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  9. ↑ Andy Marin, profile, UIC Flames Baseball
  10. ↑ "The Marin Foundation". GuideStar. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  11. 1 2 The Marin Foundation. "I'm Sorry Campaign". The Marin Foundation. Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  12. ↑ 21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity, Buzzfeed
  13. ↑ "I'm Sorry Campaign Blocks Hate Speech with Signs of Love" . Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  14. ↑ "Homosexuality - Answering the Tough Questions, with Andrew Marin". Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  15. ↑ More on False Prophet Andrew Marin, The Gist, Michelangelo Signorile
  16. ↑ Part 3: Note to Skeptics, Love Is An Orientation
  17. ↑ Truncated Love: A Response to Andrew Marin’s Love Is an Orientation, Robert A. J. Gagnon, Ph.D., graduate of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
  18. 1 2 3 Signorile, Michelangelo (2006-10-10). "The Preacher Lied". The Advocate . Here Media . Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  19. ↑ "The Marin Foundation website" . Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  20. ↑ Savage, Dan (11 Apr 2013). "What God Wants 'Does Jesus Really Love Me?' by Jeff Chu". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  21. ↑ "Love Is an Orientation book" . Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  22. ↑ "Love Is an Orientation ebook" . Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  23. ↑ "Love Is an Orientation audio book" . Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  24. ↑ "Love Is an Orientation DVD and Participant Guide" . Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  25. ↑ "Our Last Option" . Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  26. ↑ "Us Versus Us" . Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  27. ↑ "Marin Publications (Other)" . Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  28. ↑ Love Is An Orientation Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine , InterVarsity Press
  29. ↑ Besides the Bible Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine , Relevant Magazine
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