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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Rocco Palmo Tweets That USCCB Will No Longer Issue Statements As States One Afte...
In shift of message strategy, USCCB no longer issuing individual statements on rulings striking down state same-sex marriage bans.— Rocco Palmo (@roccopalmo) Ma... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
And Now Pennsylvania: "We Are a Better People Than What These Laws Represent"
Chris Morley has helpfully been posting links to the ruling striking down the ban on same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania a little while ago, including this link t... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
This and That: News Nibbles About Marriage Equality and Bigots, the "Boy...
John Shore asks whether every Christian opposing same-sex marriage is a bigot, and if not, how do we decide where the line lies? His answer:Answer? Read more
Posted on 20 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Arkansas, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Pennsylvania? and NOM's Very Bad Day: Where...
Rachel Maddow does (video link) a quick summary of what's happening with marriage equality in the U.S., as Oregon now begins marrying same-sex couples: twelve... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "These Heavy-Handed Decisions Touch...
In a just-published essay, Robert McClory notes how much things have changed in a half year, in the way in which many American Catholics respond to Pope Francis... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Another One Falls: Federal Judge in Oregon Rules Ban on Same-Sex Marriage...
Here's commentary by Max Brantley of Arkansas Times comparing the situation in Oregon with that in Arkansas:A federal judge has struck down Oregon's ban on... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"God Loves Uganda" Airs Tonight on PBS Stations in U.S.
A note to all of you that Roger Ross Williams's powerful documentary "God Loves Uganda," which tracks the role of the American evangelical right in fostering... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Good News: I Receive an Artist in Residence Appointment
A bit of good news I'd like to share with all of you as a new week begins (more good news): I mentioned some time ago that a university had indicated to me it... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Morals Clauses for Employees of Catholic Institutions, and the Terrible Price th...
Some of you probably saw this posting last week at Iglesia Descalza. If not, I wanted to bring it your attention, since it's a perfect complement to what I... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Arc of the Moral Universe Arcs Through Little Old Arkansas, and We Move an...
Thanks to all of you who provided such insightful, wise, empathetic feedback in the thread of comments responding to my posting yesterday about the decision of... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Breaking News: Arkansas Supremes Stay Same-Sex Marriages in One-Sentence Ruling
In case you haven't seen the news, the Arkansas Supreme Court chose a little while ago to stay all same-sex marriages in the state. The ruling states,STATE... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Cincinnati Contract for Catholic Teachers...
Charles J. Reid thinks that the draconian new employment contract the archdiocese of Cincinnati is imposing on its "minster-teachers" will provoke a "tragic,... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Another Quote for Day: "Walls of Discrimination Come Tumbling Down" as Universit...
And yet another quote for the day, from Max Brantley at Arkansas Times: And the walls of discrimination come tumbling down. The University of Arkansas System... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Another Quote for Day: Ordinary Citizens Creating "Contagious Courage Out in...
Another quote for the day: Ruth Conniff at Common Dreams writing about the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Read more
Posted on 16 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for the Day: "Jaw-Dropping Multitudes of Gay Couples . . . Are Racing to...
At Slate, Mark Joseph Stern writes,Over at the Washington Post, Abby Phillip has a fun feature about the jaw-dropping multitudes of gay couples who are racing t... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Footnote to Earlier Posting: Judge Piazza Clarifies Ruling Striking Down Ban on...
A quick footnote to my posting this morning which noted that the county in which Steve and I married on Monday, Pulaski County, had stopped issuing licenses to... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Eugene Kennedy on What Gets the Men Running the Catholic Church Really Het Up:...
A quote for the day from Eugene Cullen Kennedy writing in the National Catholic Reporter:You might think that a world bearing the stigmata of war, poverty,... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
You Asked, I Provided: A Few More Pictures from Our Big Fat Gay (Arkansas)...
Okay, you all asked, and you're hard folks to say no to (to whom to say no, Mary Huber?): here are a few more photos:I think it may have been coolmom who asked... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"It's Like 1957 in Little Rock, a New Dispensation": An Update on the Marriage...
This past week has been amazing. It's like 1957 in Little Rock. A new dispensation, as the theologians say.That's my friend Kae Chatman talking on Facebook in... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Why It's So Important for Same-Sex Couples to Have the Right to Marry in Arkansa...
I'd like to share with you all one more comment about the same-sex marriages now taking place in my state of Arkansas (albeit in very limited areas: almost ever... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY