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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Fred Clarkson on Christian Right's Determination to Renew Itself by Alliance of...
As one week ends and another begins, I want to take note of a very important new article by Fred Clarkson at the Political Research Associates' website. Read more
Posted on 28 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Homophobia and the Theological Imagination of the Churches: The Challenge to...
What set off my fellow Catholic who calls herself Purgatrix Ineptiae several days ago was a thoughtful essay at National Catholic Reporter by Presbyterian... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Bishop Desmond Tutu: "I Would Refuse to Go to a Homophobic Heaven"
Bishop Desmond Tutu yesterday in Cape Town:I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this. I would refuse to go to a... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Another Summer Vacation Report: Serendipity Amidst the Tombstones, Marriages...
It takes very little to make a story, doesn't it? Start with a name--mother, Agheda Leibholz. A name in a baptismal record . . . . Read more
Posted on 27 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Notes from Our Vacation (with Thanks for Your Comments Yesterday)
Thank you all for your wonderful comments yesterday, and for the many practical ways in which you offered support. I'd like to respond to each of you... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "I've Known Quite a Few Homosexual Men ....
We're on the road again this morning (in a few moments), so my blogging time is extremely limited. I do want to take notice of the following comment posted... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Summer/Slow/time
I'm in one of those periods in which I've fallen behind with acknowledgments of your comments here, dear readers. I appreciate them very much, and do intend to... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for the Day: White Churches and Deafening Silence About Zimmerman Verdict
Jeffrey Weiss for CNN:Nearly a week later, some denominations that often weigh in on matters of national policy have yet to go on the public record. Read more
Posted on 22 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Mormon Doubters, Repressive-Authoritarian Believers v. Seekers-Doubters, and...
A footnote to what I posted yesterday about Laurie Goodstein's New York Times report re: Mormon doubters: in Goodstein's video interview with former Swedish... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Mormon Doubters: A New York Times Report
Laurie Goodstein's article in today's New York Times about Mormons who now have doubts regarding their faith due to what they discover about Mormonism online... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Poem for Sunday: Hart Crane's "My Grandmother's Love Letters"
Today's poem of the day from the Academy of American Poets is Hart Crane's "My Grandmother's Love Letters." I have a soft spot in my heart for Hart Crane. Read more
Posted on 21 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Faithful America Petition: "Tell Roman Catholic Cardinal: Don't Offer Your...
On Thursday, I blogged about the decision of Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, the past president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, to celebrate Mas... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Father Bryan Massingale on Trayvon Martin Story: A Sacrifice at the Altar of...
As Bryan Massingale, a Catholic priest and theologian who is African American, processes what happened with the George Zimmerman trial, he comes to the same... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Cooking to Save the Planet: Fried Eggplant
It's very hot this week in much of the U.S. Those of us who live in places like Arkansas know a thing or two about the heat, and about how to cook and eat when... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Archbishop of Canterbury Admits Churches' Defeat in Culture War v. Gays: My...
In his first address to the General Synod of the Anglican church, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby notes the "absurdity and impossibility" of the... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
This Week in the News: From Mercy Sisters Shunning Mercy to Sodomy Laws Outlawin...
This week in the news: Mercy sisters forget mercy, GOP gets worse, religious liberty inverts itself, Bachmann holds up white baby, when it became an emergency... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Cardinal Francis George to Celebrate Mass at Courage Conference Featuring NARTH...
Maureen Fiedler reports at National Catholic Reporter this morning that the past president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Francis George,... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In the News: Mark Twain and George Zimmerman, Four Things That Happened
Two stellar pieces of commentary today that I can't really comment on, since there's no way I can excerpt a snippet from either one and do justice to the whole... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Anthea Butler's Essay Responding to Zimmerman Verdict Elicits Outcry: God Or God?
Several days ago, I pointed readers to Anthea Butler's latest essay at Religion Dispatches, which responds to the George Zimmerman verdict by asking how we... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Suzanne Berne, The Ghost at the Table (Chapel Hill: Algon...
Suzanne Berne, The Ghost at the Table (Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2007):Poor flabbergasted Lavinia. She must have sat right down on the floor... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY