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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Marilynne Robinson on "The Great Narrative" of Wondrous Love in the Gospels: An...
I posted this excerpt from Marilynne Robinson's essay "Wondrous Love" during Holy Week 2012. I'm of a mind to publish it again now as an Advent meditation. Read more
Posted on 05 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
For Those in Petition-Signing Mood: Rush Limbaugh and Pope Francis, Koch Brother...
The political right is not going to give up the cozy alliance that the U.S. Catholic bishops have forged with it in recent years without a fight. Read more
Posted on 05 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholic Hospitals and Women's Needs: Dueling Catholic Perspectives--Phyllis...
Two competing narratives in response to the ACLU lawsuit vs. the USCCB re: Mercy Health Care of Muskegon, Michigan, which I discussed yesterday:At National... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Cooking to Save the Planet: Mushrooms and Eggs (and Sweet Potatoes and Crème...
Writing about food in the week after American Thanksgiving is like carrying coals to Newcastle, isn't it? Or gilding the lily. Read more
Posted on 04 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Why Do the U.S. Bishops Sound So Unlike Pope Francis? Vinnie Rotandaro Provides...
Vinnie RotondaroI also want to recommend today Vinnie Rotondaro's examination of why Pope Francis's message of merciful concern for the poor, which is, after... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
People Talking: Limbaugh Does Not Heart Pope Francis, Women and Catholic...
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on FacebookI've been busy of late counting Samuels and chasing Nathaniels (more on that later,... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Philomena: A Review (of Sorts)
I'd like to recommend to you a movie Steve and I saw on the day after Thanksgiving--Stephen Frears's Philomena, starring Judi Dench. Read more
Posted on 03 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Jason Berry on Evangelii Gaudium and the Catholic Clerical Sex Abuse Crisis
Jason BerryAnother take on Evangelii Gaudium, this by Jason Berry, who deserves tremendous credit for his persistence in reporting about the Catholic clerical... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Missed Opportunities of Pope Francis's Evangelii Gaudium
In a statement at his Christian Catholicism site, Jerry Slevin concludes that, with his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis "missed real... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Parsing Cardinal Dolan: Catholic Hierarchy Losing Marriage Equality Battle...
The outgoing leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops, His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, has just observed that the Catholic bishops (who aren't anti-gay at all)... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis's Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium: A Critical Response...
When a big religious organization, one with global reach, announces that it's reforming itself, reaching back to its origins and seeking to bring the powerful... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis's Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium: Reflections from a Nobod...
I've struggled for several days now to write something about Pope Francis's apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. I have read the document--sort of: it's... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Outcry in Louisville About University Hospital's Healthcare Plan Following Merge...
Another eye-catching item in today's news: as Laura Ungar reports for Louisville Courier-Journal, the American Civil Liberties Union and other human rights... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Breaking News: Four New Indictments of Adults in Steubenville Rape Case
AP is reporting (and see CNN's report) this morning that there are four more indictments in the Steubenville rape case, in which high-school football players... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More on Linda Woodhead's Survey of What British Catholics Actually Believe: The...
Prof. Linda WoodheadAt Religion Dispatches, Linda Woodhead reprises the summary of her recent research findings regarding what British Catholics actually believ... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Note to Readers: Apologies for Slowness in Acknowledging Your Comments
A quick note to readers who have left comments here in the past several days: for a number of reasons, I'm running behind lately, and haven't yet had a chance t... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In the News: Zimmerman, Obamacare, Chris Christie, Paul Ryan, and Moral...
News commentary about disparate topics (though interconnected ones, to my way of thinking) that has caught my eye this week:Edward Wyckoff Williams wonders how... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Bishop Paprocki's Failed Exorcism Stunt, and Moral Arc of History: More...
Fred Clark thinks that Bishop Thomas Paprocki's recent exorcism failed. It was set up to prove the superiority of his episcopal power over, well, the entire... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Moral Arc of History Moves to Marriage Equality, Opponents Reveal Real...
What the Oregon Family Council is doing these days strikes me as a bad move for those who oppose marriage equality. As Zack Ford reports at Think Progress,... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
From Rev. Emmett Coyne: Interdict from Below
Rev. Emmett CoyneThis morning, I'd like to share an essay by Rev. Emmet Coyne, a retired priest of the diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire, and author of The... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY