William Lindsey
I'm a theologian who writes about the interplay of belief and culture, spirituality and its connection to social activism, challenging the religious right's claim to own God, calling the churches to accountability for injustice to LGBT persons, creating dialogue with anyone who wants to build a more humane world, and stopping bullying of LGBT youth in schools.
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Bilgrimage
http://www.bilgrimage.blogspot.com/
Me on pilgrimage, sharing my journey to hope's horizon . . . . I'm a theologian who writes about the interplay of belief and culture, spirituality and its connection to social activism, challenging the religious right's claim to own God, calling the churches to accountability for injustice to LGBT persons, creating dialogue with anyone who wants to build a more humane world, and stopping bullying of LGBT youth in schools.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 3425 )
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Patrick Leigh Fermor's The Broken Road: "A Bird of Passage Like the Rest of Us"
I've said before on this blog that, for my money, Patrick Leigh Fermor is one of the great English-language prose stylists of the last century. Reading his The... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
We Watch "Normal Heart," and Think of Our Recent Marriage and Friends Who Went...
Steve and I watched "Normal Heart" this past week, and as we did so, how could we not think about the story it told without viewing it through the optic of our... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: "The Personal Testimonies of Thousands and Thousands of People...
Fred Clark at Slacktivist, writing about the #YesAllWomen Twitter discussion that developed following the Isla Vista murders: No one’s personal testimony... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Postscript to Discussion of Catholics Excluded from Jobs Over Gay Issues: On...
Another tiny (postscript) thought about why the parochial intramural conversation about gay people and gay issues has failed to make a dent in the culture's... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholics Excluded from Jobs and Ministries Over Gay Issues Write Pope Francis t...
At his Slacktivist site, Fred Clark pulls together a valuable brief compendium of the heart of the recent judicial rulings in various states knocking down bans... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Misogyny Kills Men, Too": More Commentary on the Isla Vista Shootings
At Slate, Amanda Hess takes on the disclaimers of those who point to the men whom Elliot Rodger killed in his murderous rampage last week to argue that... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Living in the Whirlwind: In the Days Since We Married . . . .
I'm sorry to be slow about blogging this week, dear friends — and even more about failing to acknowledge your many welcome comments here in the past several... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Inspiration for the Day: "We Shall Win by Love"
Inspiration for the day from the Facebook feed of Dream Defenders, whose Facebook page describes the group as "an organization directed by Black Brown Youth,... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Men. God. Guns: Conversation About Privilege of Straight White Men Continues...
#yesallwomen pic.twitter.com/Vzq7aB5TlZ— alyssa. (@narrynicotine) May 25, 2014The tweet above, by Alyssa at #YesAllWomen, has become emblematic of a new feminis... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Top Headline in Charlotte Today: "Charlotte's Catholic Diocese Faces Big Needs,...
The top front-page headline in today's Charlotte Observer: "Charlotte's Catholic Diocese Faces Big Needs, Deep Divisions." The story (by reporter Tim Funk)... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: Alan McCornick on Bowtie Controversy at San Francisco Catholic...
Alan McCornick at Hepzibah, commenting on the recent controversy at San Francisco's Sacred Heart Prep School, where student Jessica Urbina chose to wear a tux... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Dropping from the Catholic Birdcage: "What a Schizophrenic Relationship the...
Hal Watts writing in National Catholic Reporter about the recent announcement that a court has cleared the way for Mark Zmuda to fire Eastside Catholic in... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholics, Love for Gay Folks, and Gay "Marriage": My Point in Pressing the Issu...
I don't want to badger you with postings on what's a holiday weekend for many of us. Steve and I have been, in fact, away visiting friends over the holiday... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Catholic Church Gay Folks Can Encounter Daily: "The Religious Left Is All...
Meanwhile, in the real world — in the real Catholic world that many of us who are gay encounter on an everyday basis as we interact with members of the... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
American Catholics Ask Why Gay Folks Feel the Church Is Hostile to Them:...
There's a lot of talk right now about how gay folks respond to the Catholic church (and vice versa). And as I read the discussions, I wonder where they're... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcages: The Gays Get Human Rights, and the Blood...
A teacher fired by a Catholic school for marrying his partner files suit to contest the discrimination, and some commentators at the National Catholic Reporter... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"God Loves Uganda": Some Critical Notes
Steve and I had a chance to watch Roger Ross Williams's documentary "God Loves Uganda" last night. Our local PBS station aired it Monday night, and we had... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholic News Service on Arkansas Same-Sex Marriages: "Several Marriage...
It's interesting, isn't it, to read Catholic News Service's Pravda-like distortions of the truth (via National Catholic Reporter!), as CNS does everything... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
For Wednesday Fun: Learn to Speak Benghazi and Learn to Simplify Your World!
And because Wednesdays should have some fun in them, learn to speak Benghazi in several easy steps: "Learn to speak Benghazi, and learn to simplify your world! Read more
Posted on 21 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Marriage Equality in the U.S.: Where Things Now Stand — Overviews from the Lates...
As Chris Morley points out in a comment here earlier today, I managed to photo-bomb the photo of the very first legal marriage license issued to a same-sex... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY