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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Bishop Accountability Responds to Vatican Claims at U.N. Hearing: "Silence Has...
Bishop Accountability has submitted a letter and report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to assist the committee in its review of the response of... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Facebook User Issues Death Threat to Wendy Davis: Continuing Questions About...
A tiny footnote to discussions her in recent days--especially the discussion this past weekend of Amanda Hess's recent magisterial essay on the bullying of wome... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Michael Sean Winters Mounts Personal Attack Against Mary Hunt: My Reflections
As anyone reading Bilgrimage over the long run may know, I have a thing about National Catholic Reporter Michael Sean Winters's persistent attacks on mouthy,... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Vatican Grilling by U.N.: Valuable Commentary
There's a wealth of outstanding commentary yesterday and today about the Vatican's grilling by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Read more
Posted on 17 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Another Week, Another Expulsion of a Gay Employee of a Catholic Institution:...
I don't mean to be a downer in posting this piece, but it's impossible to ignore this ongoing story, it seems to me: despite the claims that gay people are bein... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In Case You're Interested, My Travel Diary from Our Trip to Italy Is Now Posted
Back in December, when I posted snippets here from my travel diary regarding our Christmas trip to Italy (here, here, here, here, and here), some of you kindly... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Vatican Review by U.N. Re: Compliance with the Convention on Rights of the Child...
For those interested in watching the Vatican review by the United Nations today in real time, SNAP has helpfully provided information about links you may use.... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholic Sexual Ethics and the Category of Justice: A Reminder About Margaret...
Yesterday, as I looked at the statement made by German moral and pastoral theologians in response to Pope Francis's call for input about the issues of... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
America on ACLU Case Vs. USCCB: "Catholic Bishops Are Not Making Decisions...
The editors of the Jesuit journal America think that the American Civil Liberties Union does not understand how the Catholic church functions, and how Catholic... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis Continues in News: Jerry Slevin, Sarah Posner, New York Times,...
As the new year goes on, I'm seeing more and more news coverage about news coverage about Pope Francis. All of it fascinating . . . . Read more
Posted on 15 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Mid-Week News One-Liners: Oklahoma and Equal Protection, Christie's Troubles...
Pithy, brief takes from articles that have caught my eye in the last day or so, on a variety of topics ranging from a street doctor's care for homeless people,... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
German Moral and Pastoral Theologians Respond to Pope Francis's Questions About...
For National Catholic Reporter, Joshua McElwee reports on a statement issued by the Association of German Moral Theologians and the Conference of German-Speakin... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Joan Walsh on Why the Media Can't Get Christie Right: "Need to Invent 'Moderates...
At Salon, Joan Walsh notes that the media have been complicit in creating an image Chris Christie as one of those mythic conservatives who occupy the mythic... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Sister Teresa Forcades on the Incarnation and Holy Family: "To Appear in the...
Benedictine Sister Teresa Forcades, in an interview with Joana Grenzner for Pikara Magazine, by way of Iglesia Descalza:Grenzner asks Teresa Forcades about... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Contraception and Affordable Care Act: Three Truth-Telling Takes
Three sharp observations about the religious right's--and U.S. Catholic bishops'--phony, cooked-up war over the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Reader Writes: "How Sick Is It That So Many Well-Meaning, Practicing...
In a comment a moment ago here, Mary writes, How sick is it that so many well-meaning, practicing Catholics are able to be desensitized to to the horrible... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
E.J. Dionne on Media's Ability to "Turn on a Dime": Critical Reflections About...
This is the kind of thing I'd have written in my journal, before I began blogging--and as I read the day's news and news commentary. Now that this blog has... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Shutting Down Online Discourse at Catholic Blog Sites and Amanda Hess on Why...
Some eye-popping statistical data from Amanda Hess's magisterial essay about why women aren't welcome on the internet (each bullet point is a direct quote from... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Church Needs to Woman-Up, Seminary...
For Culturemap Austin, Christina Pesoli explains what it means to be in stage three of her complicated relationship with the church in which she was raised,... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Story of Mark Zmuda's Firing by Eastside Catholic in Seattle: End-of-Week Updates
Another-end-of-week retrospective: a number of good articles have appeared this week, reporting on the firing of Mark Zmuda by Eastside Catholic school in... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY