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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SNAP Fundraising Drive: Please Consider Donating
The critically important support organization for survivors of clerical sexual abuse, SNAP, has a fundraising drive underway right now. I'd like to draw readers... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Sister Elizabeth Johnson to LCWR: "The Submerged Female Half of the Church,...
Sister Elizabeth Johnson, as she accepted the the top award of the Leadership Conference of Religious Women last week: The submerged female half of the church,... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
All in an Evening's (Police) Work in One American Suburb: Tear-Gassing an...
RT @JamilSmith: President Obama, go to Ferguson.— ProfB (@AntheaButler) August 18, 2014Good morning, America. Here's an account via Twitter of what went on in... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Rachel Maddow's Summary of the Story of Shooting of Michael Brown: Two Clips...
For those wanting to catch up on what happened yesterday in the story of the shooting of Michael Brown by policeman Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, the cli... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Study Finds That for LGBTI Folks, Seeking Help from Religious and Spiritual...
Remember that new Gallup survey to which I pointed several days ago, which finds that LGBT Americans are significantly less religious (as in, affiliated with... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More One Hand, Other Hand: Recent Commentary on the Promise and Peril of Online...
Two more one hand, other hand contrasting statements this morning culled from articles I've read online recently:At Religion Dispatches, a young man who will... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In Recent News (One Hand, Other Hand): How Catholic Leaders Deal with Priests...
In the news lately, there's this: as this editorial in the Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) indicates, this past Wednesday, Father James Taylor, a Catholic pries... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Trending Discussions on Twitter Now That Darren Wilson Revealed As Michael...
Trending discussions on Twitter right now, after Ferguson, Missouri, released the name of Michael Brown's shooter — Darren Wilson:That press conference "did... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Shooter of Michael Brown Just Named: Officer Darren Wilson
Breaking news: Ferguson, Missouri, police chief just named Officer Darren Wilson as Michael Brown's shooter. I heard the announcement on MSNBC live feed of the... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Remembering Maya Angelou: Bill Moyers on Maya Angelou and Facing Evil — "We...
Full Show: Facing Evil With Maya Angelou from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.In celebration of Maya Angelou and her legacy following her death earlier this year, Bill... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Why Should Michael Brown's Killer Be Named? An Argument for Transparency
On his Facebook page today, Judge (and Pastor) Wendell Griffen makes a powerful, compelling case for those who know the identity of Michael Brown's killer to... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "How Could a Catholic Priest with Such a...
At Commonweal, Grant Gallicho examines the curious case of Father Carlos Urrutigoity, who was removed by the Vatican in July from his position as vicar general... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Reader Writes: "Are These Conservative Churches Really . . . a Weird Kind of...
Several days ago, in response to my posting about how Steve's two aunts who are nuns received the news of our marriage in May, tinywriting posted some very... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"How Often Must We Drink from This Bitter Well?": A Selection of Articles...
The situation in Ferguson, Missouri, where police shot to death an unarmed African-American teenager, Michael Brown, this past weekend, continues to deteriorate. Read more
Posted on 14 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More Translations of Recent News Reports: Regnerus's Latest, Gays and Religion,...
More translations of recent news stories (see my explanation of what the term "translation" means here in what I posted about this issue yesterday):1. Read more
Posted on 13 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
One Final Photo from Our Wedding Celebration: Friends Sharing a Laugh
One final photo from the 21st June celebration of our wedding I thought I'd inflict on you today. It may just be my favorite photo from the whole batch taken... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Translating the News: Immigrants as Targets, Gays as Targets, Women as Targets,...
The news is often written in code. The news is a foreign language that calls on us, wherever we are in the world, to translate it. Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Jill Lepore's Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin: Men, Women,...
I've been reading Jill Lepore's history of Benjamin Franklin's sister Jane Franklin Mecom and the interaction of the two siblings: Book of Ages: The Life and... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Another Gratitude Story for You: Response of Steve's Aunts Who Are Nuns to Our...
Here's another gratitude story for you, to accompany the photos of our wedding celebration that I uploaded last evening:After Steve and I married in May, he... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
O Frabjous Day! Callooh! Callay! Photos from the Party Celebrating Our Wedding
Guests Enjoying ThemselvesYou asked for more photos of our marriage events. Well, some of you asked for them. For those who aren't entirely weary of them, here... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY
