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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Betty Clermont on the Opus Dei Influence in the Church of Pope Francis
As a footnote to what I posted yesterday (citing Colleen Baker) about how influential Opus Dei folks have leapt to the defense of Pope John Paul II as critical... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Calls for Donald Sterling to Step Down After He Spouts Racist Balderdash, and...
David Badash:But shouldn’t Andrew Sullivan, Maggie Gallagher, Brian Brown, Bryan Fischer, Tony Perkins, AEI fellow Charles Murray, Legal Insurrection blogger... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Day of the Four Popes: Pope Francis and the Reform (??) of the Church
The day of the four popes, they're calling it.We had Vatican II, which told us that the church is the people of God on pilgrimage together to the reign of God. Read more
Posted on 27 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Legacy of St. John Paul II: This Is Leadership??
As I continue reading about the preparations for tomorrow's canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II, I keep thinking — I'll be honest — This is... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Colleen Baker on Opus Dei's Spin-Doctoring of John Paul II's Record, Father Tom...
At her Enlightened Catholicism site, Colleen Baker points out that the Vatican spin doctors who are now trying to spin Pope John Paul II's abysmal record... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Cliven, Cliven, and More Cliven: Short Takes on the Bundy Debacle
Josh Marshall:Hate when that happens: One minute you're keeping it real defending a far-right scofflaw rancher who's skipped out on a million dollars in back... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Andrew Sullivan on Jonathan Rauch and the "Theological Underpinnings" of Marriag...
Andrew Sullivan's take on the Jonathan Rauch essay calling for special tolerance for those who oppose same-sex marriage out of sincere religious conviction —... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Cliven Bundy a Racist: Who Could Have Guessed?!
The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video ArchiveAs Joan Walsh says, "Who could have guessed? Read more
Posted on 25 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Commentary on Upcoming Canonizations: Commentary Worth Reading (Amidst the...
A lot of what's being written now on the eve of the canonization of Popes John XXIII or John Paul II is drivel and shlock of the purest (if unintentional)... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Michael Sean Winters at National Catholic...
As Michael Sean Winters reports that Harold Meyerson sees liberal leaders resurgent in many American cities, he adds:He notes the importance of unions in the ne... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Canonization of Pope John Paul II: My Continued Dissent (and the Loud,...
As the canonization of Pope John Paul II (and of Pope John XXIII) nears, I thought it might be helpful if I pointed Bilgrimage readers to several postings in... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Argument for Tolerance for Those Opposing Marriage Equality on Grounds of...
Jonathan Rauch argues for tolerance for those sincerely opposing same-sex marriage on religious grounds by noting that "[v]irtually all human societies,... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Every Life Is Different Because You Passed This Way and Touched History": Easte...
Good Friday sets the stage for Easter: to complete the bouquet of meditative pieces I gathered for you on Good Friday, here's an Easter offering from things I'v... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Richard Kim on Andrew Sullivan Vs. Tony Kushner and Gay Rights: "Our Suffering...
Richard Kim writes in The Nation about the fundamental divergence between Andrew Sullivan's libertarian vision of what the movement for gay rights should be... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Thanks to Frank Strong, Letters to the Catholic Right, for Recommending My Serie...
I'm very grateful to Frank Strong at his Letters to the Catholic Right blog site for recommending my series of postings linking the controversy at Charlotte... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"There Is No Such Thing As Foreign Suffering": Good Friday Meditation Points
Meditation points for Good Friday, all drawn from things I've read over the years, notes jotted down in my journals:W.H. Auden, "Musée des Beaux Arts"... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Short Takes on Week's News: Marriage Equality and Scalia, American White Men...
Short takes from this week's news on matters political:Susan Sommer via Josh Eidelson: You know, he’s [Antoinin Scalia is] absolutely right: Once you recognize... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Short Takes on Week's News: Gay Rights, Canonization of John Paul II, America...
Short takes from this week's news on matters Catholic (with the addition of a report on Peter LaBarbera's appearance at Sinclair Community College): Kate... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Some Good News: My Book Fiat Flux Wins Literary Prize
A bit of good news to share with you: I've received word that my book Fiat Flux: The Writings of Wilson R. Bachelor, Nineteenth-Century Country Doctor and... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Seeing Visions and Dreaming Dreams: Impending Socioeconomic and Ecological Crisi...
In a two-part interview with Xavier Casanovas, Oscar Mateos, Santi Torres, and Nani Vall-llossera in Cristianisme i Justícia (via Iglesia Descalza, here and... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY