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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Quote for the Day: "Yet There Was Not a Single Woman in the Room"
Hazel Cherry at Religion Dispatches:This past Sunday in Miami, Bishop Paul S. Morton opened the Full Gospel's 'Generals of Faith' event, Rebranding in the Body... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: "No One Can Say They Are for the Poor as Jesus Was and Do Nothing...
Sister Joan Chittister to a panel of scholars of religion at the American Academy of Religion meeting in November:Pope Francis has won the heart of the world... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis Chosen as Time's Person of the Year: A Selection of Commentary
As the day ends, here's a selection of commentary (and news reports) on Time's choice of Pope Francis as 2013 person of the year. Read more
Posted on 12 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
News: Bro Porn, G. Gänswein & Pain, Gays & Russia, Children & Eating, Cruelty &...
Some one-liners that have leapt out at me in articles I've read recently:On bro porn: "This sort of 'bro-ing' of anti-homophobia stances does not necessarily... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Vatican's Commission on Sexual Abuse Crisis: "As Banks Trade in Coin, Churches...
A mid-week tally of articles about the abuse crisis in the Catholic church that have caught my eye in the past few days:At National Catholic Reporter, Tom... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Letter to Editor: When It Comes to Enforcing Catholic Sexual Teaching, Depends o...
A letter to the editor of my statewide free newspaper Arkansas Times that caught my eye this week: this is a response to the firing of teacher Tippi McCullough... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
On Emily Dickinson's Birthday: Scraps, Facts, and Dreams
Today's Emily's birthday (as in Dickinson), and I can't think of a better way to commemorate it than by sharing one of her previously unpublished "scraps" that... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
NCR Reader Responds to Firing of Michael Griffin in Bensalem, Pennsylvania:...
Oh, well, in for a penny, in for a: why not run the risk of appearing obsessed (and petty?), by posting yet another comment about that contributor to National... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Another Day, Another Tribalistic Argument Defending USCCB in ACLU Case: Why I Be...
Another day, another firing of a gay teacher in a Catholic school another tribalistic defense of the U.S. Catholic bishops as pro-life leader: this one is from... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: Refusal of Republican States to Expand Medicaid One of Most Sordi...
Kevin Drum on the decision of Republican states to turn back billions of dollars that would have provided healthcare coverage to their poorest citizens:The... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Why Holy Ghost Catholic School Fired Gay Teacher: Contract "Requires All...
Why Holy Ghost Catholic Prep school in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, fired teacher Michael Griffin when he got a license to marry his partner Vincent Giannetto:... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
NCR Expunges Anti-Gay Hate-Speech Comments to Which I Objected Yesterday
A footnote to what I posted yesterday about objectionable postings by a Catholic blogger calling herself Purgatrix Ineptiae at the National Catholic Reporter... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
New York Times Editorial on ACLU Case Vs. USCCB: Bishops' Squandered Pro-Life...
After Time started the new year with an article about how the pro-life movement is carrying the day in the U.S., there's been a lot of talk in Catholic circles... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
About Rush Limbaugh's Attacks on Pope Francis: Total Silence from U.S. Bishops
And in case you happen to have missed this:I've noted in recent postings (here and here) some of Rush Limbaugh's acerbic comments about Pope Francis. Read more
Posted on 08 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Contributor to NCR Threads Continues to Link Homosexuality with Pedophilia and...
As Catholic pastoral leaders seek with increasing lack of success to convince their flocks and the general public that gay people pose an incomparable threat... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
One Hand, Other Hand: Another Firing of Catholic Gay Teacher, Archdiocese of...
As anyone reading this blog for some time now may have realized, I tend to read the news with a pair of rabbinic spectacles on: I like to juxtapose news... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
I Did It: My Obamacare Story
I signed up yesterday for Obamacare. And I couldn't have been happier, both with the results and with my experience navigating the ACA website. Read more
Posted on 08 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Philip Pullman on Story Telling: An Excerpt from His Introduction to the Brother...
I love Philip Pullman. I found His Dark Materials engrossing, and I enjoyed his quirky fictionalized biography of Jesus as well. Read more
Posted on 06 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Resources for Pope-Watching: Paul Vallely's New Book on Francis, Paul...
For those engaged in pope-watching (and who's not, these days?), Paul Vallely's new book Pope Francis: Untying the Knots may be of interest. Read more
Posted on 06 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Papal Commission on Sexual Abuse Crisis Announced; Survivors Respond
The Vatican announced yesterday that Pope Francis has set up a papal commission to advise him about dealing with the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic church. Read more
Posted on 06 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY