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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Welton Gaddy and Barry Lynn on Religious Right and Religious Freedom: "Right to...
And talk about obscene inversion of moral narratives (I'm referring here to what I've just posted about the Trayvon Martin story): at Talk to Action, Fred... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "We Need to End the World View That...
What would cause a Jesuit priest who is nearing the age of 80, who has been a Jesuit for 45 years and who has served as a provincial in his order, to make the... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Thomas Roberts and Melissa Harris-Perry: To Fix a Broken Social Contract, We Nee...
In response to the George Zimmerman verdict, Thomas Roberts and Melissa Harris-Perry conclude that the American social contract is broken, and propose that the... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Frank Cocozzelli's Critique of Catholic Neo-Confederate Fantasies: The Pertinenc...
More indicators come out that libertarian darling and possible presidential contender Rand Paul is more than a little taken with neo-Confederate fantasies. Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Anthea Butler Responds to Zimmerman's Acquittal: "God Ain't Good All of the Time"
And more powerful commentary today on the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman verdict--this from Anthea Butler at Religion Dispatches:God ain’t good all of the time... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
New York Times on Trayvon Martin's Legacy: The Ease with Which Florida Gives Bac...
The New York Times today on Trayvon Martin's legacy:In the end, what is most frightening is that there are so many people with guns who are like George... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Tavis Smiley Interviews Michael D'Antonio About His Book Mortal Sins
For PBS, Tavis Smiley interviews Michael D'Antonio, author of the book Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal (NY: Thomas Dunne, 2013). Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Commentary on Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman Verdict: Monsters Cheering...
Mary Elizabeth Williams at Salon, "America's Summer of Hate":And the monsters can cheer "Hallelujah."Syreeta McFadden by way of Abby Zimet at Common Dreams,... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Trayvon and George: Subjects, Objects, and Life Goes On
I have been haunted for years by questions about what happens to people who are clearly guilty but who are exonerated when their guilt comes to trial. I lived... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
What Malala Said: Commentary on Most Significant Statements of Malala...
At Huffington Post, Nader Salass enumerates ten moving points Malala Yousafzai said yesterday in her UN speech. They include:We realized the importance of pens... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Mary Doria Russell on Holiness: "Bombs Do Not Drop from God's Hand"
Another reflection from my reading over the years, on the theme of what constitutes holiness--this is Mary Doria Russell in her book A Thread of Grace (NY:... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Weekend News Analysis: Unemployment, Immigration, Food Stamps, Medicaid, and...
To my way of thinking, these four articles that I read yesterday share a common theme. A thread of moral analysis runs through all of them, linking them,... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
United Nations Declares July 12 "Malala Day": A Reflection on Saints for Our...
A few days ago, a reader, bosicO, suggested here that reform-minded groups within the Catholic church should put forth their own candidates for sainthood--and... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Rumi on Holiness: "A Saint Is a Cloud That's Here, But with Its Cloud Nature...
Another in the series of postings I've been making lately about the definition of the holy life or the making of a saintly life--this one from the Persian mysti... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Evangelical Tribe, Catholic Tribe, and the Gay Community: Two Recent Snapshots o...
A key contention of John Corvino in his lecture about what's morally wrong with homosexuality which I just uploaded is that, when many opponents of the full... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Valuable Teaching-Learning Resource: John Corvino Lecture, "What's Morally...
In April, I told you all about a series of videos at YouTube featuring John Corvino, a professor of philosophy at Wayne State University who is doing significan... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
All Red, All Blue, No Purple? Andrew Sullivan on Religion and Future of the...
And, finally for this morning session of postings, here's Andrew Sullivan on how the world in which we live is increasingly either red or blue, with little... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
May Sarton on Holiness: Detachment as Inability to Love, Holiness as Loving...
Another excerpt from things I've read over the years dealing with the question of how to define holiness--this from May Sarton, The House by the Sea (NY: W.W.... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More Catholic News: Lumen Fidei as Benedict's Final Encyclical, UN Puts...
More items about Catholic issues in the news right now:First, on Sunday, I linked to a recent posting by Colleen Baker at her Enlightened Catholicism site... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Canonization of John Paul II: A Selection of Previous Bilgrimage Articles
For any readers not thoroughly weary of the discussion of the canonization of Pope John Paul II, here's a final handful of articles I've posted on this blog in... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY