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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More News: Pope Francis and the Nuns, Clericalism and Abuse Crisis, Right-Wing...
More news: Questions from a Ewe has a lot of good questions to ask Pope Francis:Dear Pope Francis, I’m really confused.Because I read the very same day in the... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In the News: On Not Saying Gay, Idaho Strikes Down Ban on Gay Marriage, Marilynn...
Brief takes from recent news or commentary on the news:At Americablog, John Aravosis notes that a CBS poll in 2010 discovered that if you ask people whether the... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholic Bishop of Arkansas Attacks "Same-Sex Marriage," Calls on State Supreme...
And speaking of hallucinating Arkansas: the Catholic bishop of Arkansas, Anthony Taylor, has issued a statement attacking "same-sex marriage" (his quotation... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Hallucinating Arkansas and Our Big Fat Gay (Arkansas) Wedding: A Response to...
Allen Ginsburg, "Howl"I didn't wake up one morning and say to myself, "I think I'll try being a homosexual today." Truly, I didn't. That's not how it happens. Read more
Posted on 14 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: "The Love Between a Black Man and a White Man Punches a Hole...
Andrew Sullivan on the kiss just seen 'round the world, between Michael Sam and Vito Cammisano:The love between a black man and a white man punches a hole... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In the News: Vatican Attack on U.S. Nuns, Jesuit Theologian Under Vatican...
Snippets of articles about important religious (but mostly Catholic) topics discussed this past week in various publications:At Religion Dispatches, Mary Hunt... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Photos from Yesterday's Wedding: "Equality Is Always an Arc and the Arc of...
I don't want to bore you all with photos from our wedding ceremony yesterday. But some of you asked if I had more photos to share, so I'll do so now. Read more
Posted on 13 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More Oh Happy Day: In Which I Tell the Rest of the Marriage Story
Our happy day:・When we get to the courthouse a bit past 7 A.M. this morning, we find a festive, circus-like atmosphere (a good phrase, to my mind: I love... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Sealed, Signed, Delivered, and Oh Happy Day: Steve and I Married Today in...
I'll be posting more about this, but before the day gets away from me (and all of you), I wanted to let you know that Steve and I did take advantage of the shor... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Equality, Y'All: Marriage Equality Arrives in Arkansas — A Report from on the...
Meanwhile, back home in Arkansas (though we're still in Richmond, and will return to Little Rock later today, God willing): here's what's happening:Here's a... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Frank Bruni on New Contract for Catholic School Teachers in Cincinnati: Would...
In the New York Times today, Frank Bruni looks at the new six-page contract for Catholic teachers in the Cincinnati archdiocese (the previous one was two pages)... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As U.S. Evangelicals Continue Exporting Homophobia, Northern Irish Anti-Gay...
This week in his weekly Religion Dispatches column gathering news about LGBT people and religious issues around the world, Peter Montgomery notes that U.S. Read more
Posted on 11 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
For Mothers' Day, a Photo Essay
As Mother's Day arrives, a photo essay — several generations of my family, mothers holding babies:This photo (a warped and faded old tintype) is my... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Sudden Interest in "Civil" Discourse After Gays and Their Supporters Begin to...
Isn't it interesting that the calls for "civility" (and here) in our discourse about controverted issues always come only after our group finds itself on the... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
I'm Here: About My Recent Silence, and About Yesterday's Judicial Ruling in...
I apologize for my silence in the past several days. Steve and I are away now on a short trip, and I haven't found much reflection time to permit me to blog in... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Supreme Court on Christian-Specific "Ceremonial Prayer" in the Public Square...
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on religion-specific (i.e., Christian-specific) prayer at public meetings in the U.S., by way of Eyder Peralta at... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Short Takes on the Princeton Won't-Apologize-for-White-Male-Privilege Tempest...
Brief takes on the current tempest in a teapot in right-wing media circles: the essay of Princeton freshman Tal Fortgant defiantly claiming that white men must... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: Peter Isely on Abuse of Minors by Religious Authority Figures —...
Peter Isely on the Vatican's attempt to deny that there are any connections between sexual abuse of minors by Catholic religious authority figures and torture: ... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Vatican Orthodoxy Watchdog, Cardinal Müller, Delivers New Slap to American Nuns
Also in the news right now, hot off the Vatican's presses (so to speak): the latest slap-down administered to U.S. nuns by the head of the Vatican orthodoxy... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Vatican Fails to Wow U.N. Committee on Torture
As Nick Cumming-Bruce reports for the New York Times, Vatican representative to the United Nations Archbishop Silvano Tomasi was grilled yesterday by the U.N.... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY