William Lindsey
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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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Ross Reno on Benefits for Spouses of Same-Sex Couples in Catholic Institutions a...
A few days back, I noted my bemusement that the movers and shakers of the American Catholic public conversation (in the media and the academy) can't do enough t... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Aletha Blayse's Essay on Child Abuse, War, and Need for a National Commission...
Dear Readers,I'm multi-tasking right now after a day of traveling, and apologize that I didn't take time (I didn't have time would be accurate) this morning to... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Aletha Blayse: Child Abuse, War, and the Need for a National Commission of...
We Are Losing the WarOn the eve of the November 4 election, America is at war. I’m not talking about the war in the Middle East. I’m talking about a different... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Photo Report from My Recent Artist-in-Residence Stint at University of...
Bill Lindsey responding to Dr. McIntyre's question on the shift of medicine. #UCACOMMWEEK14 #PRLS3305 pic.twitter.com/KscgwMWM8m— Madeline Elise (@madeliseb)... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Patricia Miller on Ross Douthat and Synod on Family: Catholic Doctrine Has...
At Religion Dispatches, Patricia Miller has an interesting take on Ross Douthat's recent temper tantrum regarding the synod on the family's willingness... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Sarah Posner on David Gushee's Solidarity with LGBT Community: Anti-Gay Culture...
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice ~ Martin Luther King.I like how Sarah Posner frames the significance of David Gushee's... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Apple CEO Tim Cook Declares That Being Gay Is "Among the Greatest Gifts God Has...
It is fascinating to read the announcement of Apple CEO Tim Cook in Businessweek yesterday that he's gay in light of the tortured back and forth that has just... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Synod on Family: Commentary by Juan José Tamayo, Jamie Manson, and Frank...
As another work week ends, a round-up of several more statements about the recent Catholic synod on the family well worth reading:At Iglesia Descalza, Rebel Gir... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Mary Hunt on Synod on the Family: "No Substitute for Straightforward...
As with everything theologian Mary Hunt writes, her take on the recent synod on the family is excellent. As she says, she understands why so many people both... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More News: Updates to Stories About Archbishop Nienstedt, Rev. Frank Schaefer,...
And finally this morning, some odds and ends providing updates on stories we've discussed here in the past: For Minnesota NPR, Madeleine Baran reports that,... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Conservative Response to Ross Douthat on Impending Catholic Schism If Church...
Two conservative thinkers respond to Ross Douthat about the schism he sees looming in the Catholic church if Pope Francis continues, as Douthat thinks, to betra... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In the News: Male Violence Against Women, Online Harrassment of Women — "We Are...
As I prepare for my day of presentations (see my last posting yesterday), I'm going to share with you some clippings from articles I've read recently that seem... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Checking in With All of You As I Prepare for Artist-in-Residence Events
I'm sorry to be slow to blog today, dear friends. This is the week in which I'm doing my artist-in-residence thing at the University of Central Arkansas (I had... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Towards the Next Synod: Jerry Slevin on What Pope Francis Needs to Do If He's...
At a discussion thread here earlier today, some of you may have seen that I asked Jerry Slevin if he could perhaps summarize an argument he has just made at... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ross Douthat on the Pope's Betrayal of Catholics Who Count: A "Small Minority"...
My family once belonged to a country club. I hated every moment we spent in that club, because its "old" members made it very plain to my family that we were... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Colman McCarthy Publishes a Paean to NCR As Vehicle of Free Speech, and I Think...
Today, National Catholic Reporter has published a powerful statement by Colman McCarthy noting that, in its very inception some 50 years ago, At its core, the... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Recommended: Ruth Krall's "Religious Leader Sexual Abuse and Institutional...
While I'm recommending to you theological resources like James Alison's article on the gifts LGBT Catholics bring to the church today, I'd like to point you to... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
James Alison on the Gifts Offered by LGBT Catholics to the Church Today: "Bearer...
Some theology for you on this beautiful fall weekend (beautiful here, at least — and I hope in many other places too): I'd like to summarize the argument set... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Parables and Pictures: Diwali, the Festival of Lights
Speaking of parables (I did so earlier today, in my first posting today): this photo from Dominique Mosbergen's article about Diwali at Huffington Post today... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Let the Gays Marry, and Elderly Men Will...
Gay people should not be allowed the right of civil marriage because — get ready for it! — if they're allowed to marry, elderly men will create babies with... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY
