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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Weekend News: John Shore on Pope Francis and Gay Catholics, Open Letter to New...
For the weekend, a selection of miscellaneous news stories about Catholic-themed issues including the treatment of gay Catholics by Catholic institutions, the... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Are Gay People Unwelcome in the Catholic Church? Ask Paul Huff and Tom Wojtowick
Are gay people unwelcome in the Catholic church? Or, why is that so many gay people report that they feel unwelcome in the Catholic church and that the... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Archbishop Chaput in 2014 Re: Violence and Catholic Schools Vs. Archbishop Chapu...
Dan Savage, discussing the recent gay-bashing incident in which a group of classmates from Archbishop Wood Catholic high school attacked two men in... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Do Gay Catholics Feel Unwelcome? The Never-Ending Discussion, and What a...
In the last several days, I've hashed and rehashed the never-ending discussion about whether gay Catholics feel unwelcome in our church, and if the answer to... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "All Friends Who Had Attended a Local...
David Badash at The New Civil Rights Movement site: According to multiple reports, the two men, 26 and 28-years old [i.e., two gay men who had their faces bashe... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: Until Catholic Leaders Demonstrate Epistemic Humility to Listen,...
As I did yesterday, Jamie Manson asks critical questions about Cardinal Sean O'Malley's recent statement that the Catholic church needs to find better ways of... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Synod on Family Nears, Calls for "Rectifying" Treatment of Gays by Catholic...
And more about a theme I'm discussing today — the hunger of many Catholics for authentic dialogue about the issues to be discussed at the synod on the family. Read more
Posted on 17 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Family Values, Theologians, and Archbishop Nienstedt: A Theological Discussion...
I just wrote that I'm seeing a strong hunger for authentic dialogue expressed in much commentary in Catholic circles about the upcoming synod on the family. Read more
Posted on 17 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholic Synod on the Family: Theologians Talking About Women, Democracy and...
As the Catholic synod on the family nears, I'm spotting more and more commentary focusing on the distance (in the view of many Catholics) between the rhetoric o... Read more
Posted on 17 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Another Suicide of a Gay Teen: Catholic Context
This heart-breaking story of the suicide of yet another gay teen is a reminder of why it matters — why it should matter — that the Catholic church in the U.S. Read more
Posted on 15 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Question for Synod on Family from Belgian Bishop Johan Bonny: "What Kind of...
The Catholic bishop of Antwerp, Johan Bonny, has published a statement on his expectations for the forthcoming synod on the family. Read more
Posted on 15 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Betty Clermont on Vatican Setting Its Sights on Asia, Questions from a Ewe on...
Here are the opening two paragraphs from two sharp, thought-provoking essays I've read online this morning. To my way of thinking, the two essays intersect,... Read more
Posted on 15 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Jerry Slevin and Tom Reese on Synod on the Family: Shaping Up to Be...
Tom Reese, one of the pope's fellow Jesuits and his usual strong supporter, says it flatly:The list of those attending the Synod of Bishops on the family is a... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for the Day: "I Find Very Little Evidence in Christian Scriptures That...
In a sermon-essay just uploaded (pdf file) to her Enduring Space website, Ruth Krall talks about the struggle within the Mennonite church, in which she is... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "Catholics Have Difficulty Understanding...
Father Joseph Komonchak at Commonweal:The author maintains that Catholics have difficulty understanding one another because there are not many places left... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More on National Congregations Study's Finding That U.S. Churches Are Moving in...
Yesterday, I briefly discussed the results of the National Congregations Study's survey released on 11 September, a survey that shows all religious bodies in th... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Roads, Gospel Signposts, and New Survey Showing Catholics Moving Backwards on...
Everything begins with a story, right? Mary Oliver:But there are few stories in the world, after all. There is the story of Wickedness, the story of Good, the... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Footnote to Previous Posting: Thank You for Your Comments and Support
It also goes without saying (I'm tagging this comment to what I just posted) that I am deeply grateful to all of you for your comments here this past week, for... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Let's Talk: The Continuing Challenge of Blogging in the American Catholic Context
People do want to talk, you know. Together: they want to talk together.In the past few weeks, before the hounding attacks began to take their toll, I listened t... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Things This Blog Has Been Called This Week — A Sequel, Responding to Terri...
Because Terri Hemker asks me a direct question in this comment here yesterday, and because it's directly related to my reason for needing some time to muster... Read more
Posted on 08 September 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY
