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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Right Reels at Pope Francis's Comments About Not Judging Gays: Scott Lively on...
Scott Lively 'splains why Pope Francis's choice to say "gay" is bad news for anti-gay Christians who want to deny that gays even exist, since, as they... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Disqus Log-In Or Commenting Problems?
Several readers have contacted me again recently to say that they're having problems logging into Disqus to leave comments. I'm very concerned about this, and... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Wendell Griffen on George Zimmerman Trial and Cultural Competency of American...
My friend Wendell Griffen maintains that the George Zimmerman trial demonstrates that American lawyers are still not trained to be culturally competent--to... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholic Institutions and Expulsion of Gay-Affirming Members: The Consequences o...
The story I mentioned yesterday--St. Lucy's Priory high school in Glendora, California fired teacher Ken Bencomo after he married his partner Christopher... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "You Admire Some of the Things They're...
Austin Ruse, president of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute on what's happening to gay folks in Russia right now:You admire some of the things... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
What Does It Have to Do with Me? Only a Dream
Last night, I dreamed:I'm back in the classroom, teaching. Just before class begins, word reaches me that a student in the university has been found dead in... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Theology of Women: Notes from An Evangelical Church in the American South
Ephesians 5:22-3Ira D.S. Knight, "Our Heritage," in Sandra K. Gorin, A Brief History of the Glasgow Baptist Church (Glasgow, KY, 1999): In April, 1818, Sister... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis's Gay Remarks as Something New Under Papal Sun: Commentators Who Sa...
I think that Andrew Brown, Kate Connolly, and Liz Davies make an excellent point in their recent Guardian article about the pope's comments on the plane this... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Grim Situation for LGBT Folks in Russia: A Petition to NBC to Make Rachel...
As a footnote to what I posted earlier today about the dire situation LGBT citizens of Russia now face, I want to note this: Change. Read more
Posted on 31 July 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Father Tom Doyle on What He Has Learned in Thirty Years of Advocacy for Abuse...
Father Tom Doyle, OPAnother excellent article I'd like to recommend to readers today: Father Tom Doyle's recent statement about what he has learned in thirty... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Situation for LGBT Human Beings in Russia: Grim, Grimmer, Grimmest
Nancy GoldsteinI agree with John Aravosis at AmericaBlog: Nancy Goldstein's response in The Guardian this week to the decision of the International Olympics... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for the Day: Max Lindenman on the Day the Pope Said "Gay"
On Monday, I pointed several times (and here) to John Allen's curious use (with the approval of National Catholic Reporter's editors, one assumes) of the term... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis Steps, Cardinal Dolan Back-Steps: Dolan on Francis's Statement Abou...
Yesterday, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops, shared his understanding of Pope Francis's comments about not judging gay human beings o... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Pope Francis Asks "Who Am I to Judge Gay People?"
But real-life gay Catholics still experience marginalization Read more
Posted on 30 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Pope Francis's "Deep Theology of Women"?
In the thread following the Commonweal discussion of Pope Francis's remarks yesterday (a discussion started by David Cloutier), David Gibson writes,Pope... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Reflections on and Reactions to Pope Francis, "Who Am I to Judge?"
Reflections on and reactions to Pope Francis's question yesterday, "Who am I to judge?":Mary Hunt, Religion Dispatches:The proof of whether this off the cuff... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Father James Martin, SJ, on Francis's Comments About Gays: "This Is a Sea Change"
James Martin, SJ, at America's "In All Things Blog" on Francis's comments:The Italian may give the best insight into his thinking, and also, notably, uses the... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ken Briggs on Pope Francis's Statements About Gay Priests: "Is There a Degree...
Ken Briggs at National Catholic Reporter on Francis's remarks about gay priests: A headline on the Internet this morning summed up Francis' visit to Brazil:... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis on Not Judging and Marginalizing Gays: My Reflections
As I type this posting, the lead headline at Huffington Post U.S. reads, "Breakthrough: Pope OK with Gays." The headline links to an article by Paul Brandeis... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Vacation Report: We Go to the Courthouse to Research, We See Couples Entering...
Another morning when I have less time than I'd like to blog, since we'll pack and drive in a few minutes across the state from Crown Point to Fort Wayne,... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY