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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Arizona Catholic Conference Yanks Its "Action Alert" Calling on Catholics to...
Earlier today, I blogged about the "Action Alert" issued by the Catholic bishops of Arizona asking Catholics in their state to contact Governor Brewer and ask... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: "Congratulations to the Arizona Legislature for Doing Such an...
E.J. Dionne on the Arizona legislature's excellent "de-evangelization" program:Those who cherish religious faith ought to be heartsick that it is so often... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Frank Cocozzelli on Slaveholders' "Mudsill" Theory and Applications to...
At Talk to Action, Frank Cocozzelli discusses the mudsill theory of economics that originates with an 1858 defense of slavery by South Carolina Senator James... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Frederick Nzwili in The Tablet: "Ugandan Catholic Church Leaders Are Backing...
Frederick Nzwili in The Tablet on the response of the Catholic leaders of Uganda to the legislation just signed into law in that country, which criminalizes... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Veto of Arizona Gay-Discrimination Bill: A Selection of Commentary
a tale of two newspapers: pic.twitter.com/h0nU8NtinZ, h/t @bgavio— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) February 27, 2014There's a wealth of good commentary in the past... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Arizona Bishops Promote Failed Gay-Discrimination Bill: The Serious Pastoral...
Yesterday, I discussed the latest in a series of surveys of the religious landscape of the U.S., all of which find that the millennial generation is rapidly... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Secrets of the Vatican and the Sexual...
Patricia Miller on "Secrets of the Vatican" and its confirmation of a "don't ask, don't tell" gay subculture in the Vatican, which may have figured in Pope... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Gay-Discrimination Bill Appears to Falter in Arizona, 15 Other States Conside...
Though Republican governor Jan Brewer of Arizona appears, according to some reports, poised to veto the gay-discrimination bill recently passed by her state's... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
America Editorial Calls on Catholics to Oppose Anti-Gay Legislation in Nigeria,...
In its latest editorial, the Jesuit magazine America notes that though Pope Francis's "Who am I to judge?" has offered a "fresh embodiment" of Catholic... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
New Public Religion Research Institute Survey: A Third of Millennials Who Have...
The Public Religion Research Institute has just published the results of a national survey which finds that the religious landscape of the United States is bein... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Snapshots of the Catholic Abuse Crisis: It's Priests Who Are Being Hurt by the...
Two snapshots this morning that speak volumes about why the abuse scandal has proven so intractable in the Catholic church--and why we remain so far still from... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: "Bills That Encourage Communities to Rip Apart the Fabric of...
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is absolutely right: Most of us work every day with people about whom we have a sincere belief that their lifestyle, politics,... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Moderation Means Respecting the Right of Christian Bakers to Discriminate,...
At Talking Points Memo today, Ed Kilgore offers a very persuasive argument for why the religious freedom campaign may be backfiring right now for conservatives. Read more
Posted on 25 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
John Corvino, What's Wrong with Homosexuality?: "Man on Man, Man on Dog, Or...
I was reminded of John Corvino's book What's Wrong with Homosexuality? (NY: Oxford UP, 2013) as I read Erik Eckholm's report this past weekend in the New York... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More Reports in Preparation for Vatican Synod on the Family: Spain, Japan,...
As a new work week begins, I want to mention a few more reports that have recently been issued summarizing the response of lay Catholics in various parts of... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Thread on Disqus's Change in Down-Voting System Now Closed
A quick note to let all of you know that I've taken the unprecedented step of closing a discussion thread here, just after I mentioned to Rachelfs that I haven'... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Elias Isquith on Religious Right's "Utterly Self-Conscious Act of...
"Then Jesus served them the bread the fish. But before he did he made sure they weren't gay"- John 21:13 New Arizona Translation #AZ #LGBT— Caleb Woods... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Fred Clarkson on Alliance of U.S. Catholic Bishops with Evangelical Christian...
At Talk to Action, Fred Clarkson reminds us of the tremendous responsibility the current bishops of the Catholic church in the U.S. Read more
Posted on 23 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
George Takei Takes on Arizona: "You Say This Bill Protects 'Religious Freedom,'...
George Takei takes on Arizona:You say this bill protects "religious freedom," but no one is fooled. When I was younger, people used "God’s Will" as a reason to... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Disqus Turns Down-Voting System Off?
Dear Readers,Until I saw a comment by hrh here today noting that the Disqus system seems not to be showing down-votes for this blog any longer, I hadn't even... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY