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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"América": A Fourth-of-July Poem by Richard Blanco
For Independence Day, the Academy of American Poets has selected as its poem of the day, which is emailed to those on the poem-a-day mailing list of the... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
New York Times and Wall Street Journal: Dueling Statements About Dolan and...
The New York Times editorializes about Cardinal Dolan and the sexual abuse scandal:Tragic as the sexual abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church has been, it... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
American Independence Day: The Steep (and Ongoing) Price of Democracy
As the fourth of July approached, an idea occurred to me: it might be interesting to scout through your family tree and see how many direct ancestors you can... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Needs. 2. Go!: Petition Asking Cardinal Dolan to Resign
Faithful America has placed a petition online today asking Cardinal Dolan to resign following the disclosure that he transferred millions of dollars in the... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis on Primacy of Conscience in Christian Life: Implications for...
In the two items I've posted this morning, I've alluded to comments that Pope Francis made this past Sunday in his Angelus reflections in Rome. Read more
Posted on 03 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Readers Write: "The Moral Authority of Cardinal Dolan? Really?"
As I just wrote, wouldn't it be grand, as the new pope talks about the supremacy of conscience in the Christian life and our obligation to follow our informed... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for the Day: What's Most Despicable About Cardinal Dolan's "Improved...
Mary Elizabeth Williams at Salon on what's despicable about Cardinal Dolan's letter to the Vatican asking permission for the "improved protection" of funds of... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Milwaukee Archdiocese Opens Abuse Files: Letter from Dolan Speaks of "Improved...
Yesterday, the archdiocese of Milwaukee, previously headed by the current president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Cardinal Timothy Dolan, released ... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Andrew Sullivan on Why Catholics Can Accept Same-Sex Marriage
Andrew Sullivan tells Fareed Zakaria at CNN why Catholics should be able to accept same-sex marriage:I would say the religious arguments are more based in fear... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Jewish Experience and the DOMA Decision: Religious Right Reaches Its Cheeseburge...
Exodus 23:19, 34:26, Deuteronomy 14:21Speaking from the standpoint of the historic experience of the Jewish community, Neil Steinberg provides some unsolicited... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Remembering Gettysburg: The Steep Price of American Democracy
As the United States remembers the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, I scan my family tree and see that seven young men in my far-flung family... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Another Jesuit Perspective on DOMA Decision: Catholics and Uncomfortable Silence
And another Jesuit perspective on the issues that Jesuit theologian Paul Crowley addresses in his comments to which I have just linked--the following is from th... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Gospel and Truth-Telling: Inability to Proclaim Good News in a Church Whose...
Jesuit theologian Paul Crowley on LGBT issues and the Catholic church: What the world really needs to hear, and what we so deeply need to hear, is a message of... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Marriage Equality Returns Immediately to California, and History Marches On
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyHistory marches on, despite the refusal of some people to march with it, or the... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for the Day: "True Hospitality Is Marked by An Open Response to the Dignit...
Kathleen NorrisI published this meditation back in 2010, the day after Christmas. I've run across it all over again today as I thumb through a journal I kept... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In News: SCOTUS on Dignity and DOMA, Chris Hedges on Edward Snowden, Regnerus...
At dotCommonweal, John McGreevy suggests that Andrew Sullivan may be the most influential lay Catholic in the U.S. in the past fifteen years, noting that his... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
On Archbishop Aymond's Apology for the Catholic Response to Victims of UpStairs...
I didn't mention this earlier in the week, but some impulse (which may turn out to be one of the lesser angels of my nature) impels me to point it out now:This... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
DOMA and Voting Rights: More Articles on Struggle for Gay Rights and Civil Right...
Here are some good articles published in the last day or so on the importance of linking the struggle for rights for people of color and gay rights in the U.S. Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More on the Heavy Emphasis on Concept of Dignity in SCOTUS Ruling Striking Down...
Yesterday, I cited a tweet of Dan Amira following SCOTUS's DOMA decision, which points out that Justice Kennedy's majority opinion striking down the Defense of... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Christians v. Gays: Anti-Gay Behavior of Christians Seriously Damaging...
Yesterday, when I recommended to readers a list of articles I'd read in the last day or so about how religious bodies are responding to the DOMA decision, I... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY