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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Centering Religion on Possession Or Lack of a Penis Seems to Have Some...
Tina Beattie, "A 'frozen idea of the feminine," The Tablet, 20 Feb. 2020I think this morning of three famous men in the world of religion I met while I was... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Is It That the Democrats "Lost" White Christians, Or That Obama's Elections...
Yesterday's PRRI "Morning Buzz" email newsletter* discusses a recent article by Jack Jenkins' entitled "Democrats lost white Christians. Can they win them back? Read more
Posted on 21 February 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Notes on Gerardo Marti's American Blindspot: Race, Class, Religion, and the Trum...
I recently read Geraldo Marti's American Blindspot: Race, Class, Religion, and the Trump Presidency (London: Rowman Littlefield, 2020), and would like to shar... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Holocaust and Christian Theologies of Sin and Forgiveness: Imperative Need...
Elizabeth Johnson, The Quest for the Living God (London: Bloomsbury, 2007)Ruth Krall's recent sounding of various ecclesial responses to the sexual abuse of... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Report from Trump Country on the United Methodist Split Over Whether to Welcom...
This is a report from the ground, which is to say, from the white evangelical heartland of the U.S. that is solidly Trump country. Read more
Posted on 07 February 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ruth Krall, "A Sin Or a Crime?"
David Stoltzfus Smucker (age 75) wheeled into court in Lancaster, PA, Pittsburg Post-Gazette, 24 Jan. 2020I'm happy to share today a recent essay by Ruth Krall... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Commentary About the New ProPublica Database of Catholic Priests Across the...
Ultimately @SNAPNetwork suggests that every diocese lists be made as complete as possible to protect children give account towards healing of all affected by... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Diocese of Charlotte and Fr. George Berthold, Hired to Teach Theology at...
Bishop Accountability, archving 18 May 2002 Charlotte Observer articleIn response to my last posting, "Now This in Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina:... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Now This in Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina: "Advocate Wants Former...
In an article entitled, "Advocate wants former Belmont Abbey priest named as child sexual abuser," Nathan Morabito writes, The names of more than 40 clergy... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ruth Krall, "Bearing Witness, Part Two — Speaking Truthfully" (2)
Vincent van Gogh, "The Good Samaritan," original in the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo, The Netherlands, uploaded to Wikimedia Commons for online sharing. Read more
Posted on 15 January 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ruth Krall, "Bearing Witness, Part Two — Speaking Truthfully"
Vincent van Gogh, "The Good Samaritan," original in the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo, The Netherlands, uploaded to Wikimedia Commons for online sharing. Read more
Posted on 13 January 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"It Is Rarely Noted That Trump Was the Clear Choice of White America": Recent...
PRRI, "White Evangelical Protestants Attitudes Toward Donald Trump, 2015 – 2019":White evangelical Protestant attitudes about Donald Trump have moved through... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ruth Krall, "Bearing Witness: Part One — Paying Attention" (2)
Vincent van Gogh, "The Good Samaritan," original in the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo, The Netherlands, uploaded to Wikimedia Commons for online sharing. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ruth Krall, "Bearing Witness: Part One — Paying Attention"
Vincent van Gogh, "The Good Samaritan," original in the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo, The Netherlands, uploaded to Wikimedia Commons for online sharing. Read more
Posted on 04 January 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Two Days Before New Year, Charlotte Diocese Releases List of Accused Clergy:...
Hmm. We count 43 names on the Charlotte list, not 14. Presumably to minimize the extent of the abuse, the diocese put the clerics in three categories and only... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2019 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"The Immigrant Children…Cannot Be Erased by Shopping Excursions": An Advent...
I'm happy to be able to share with readers a sermon I heard my friend Reverend Wendell Griffen deliver this past Sunday at New Millennium Church in Little... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2019 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Reminder: Bishop Peter Jugis of Charlotte, North Carolina, Has Not Yet...
It's now the final week of the year, and Bishop Peter Jugis of the Catholic diocese of North Carolina has not released the list of priests accused of abusing... Read more
Posted on 26 December 2019 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"This Is Happening in Our Country Today and Is Being Done in All of Our Names":...
Christian Trump supporters, take note. https://t.co/xn3kCgkjaA— Stephen King (@StephenKing) December 24, 2019I'm happy to be able to share with you this... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2019 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
St. John Paul II, Pray for Us! Legionaries of Christ Report Shows Maciel Abused...
Sexual abuse of minors was rife among superiors of the Legionaires of Christ, with at least 60 boys abused by its founder Father Marcial Maciel, report shows.... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2019 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ruth Krall, "Bearing Witness: The First Step in Reconciliation" (2)
Vincent van Gogh, "The Good Samaritan," original in the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo, The Netherlands, uploaded to Wikimedia Commons for online sharing. Read more
Posted on 21 December 2019 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY