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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Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "The Whole Church Reeks of Something That...
Yesterday, in his "Morning Briefings" column in National Catholic Reporter, Dennis Coday linked to a Chicago Tribune story reporting that "[i]nternal church... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Boy Scouts' Decision: A Selection of Responses
At The New Civil Rights Movement, David Badash helpfully offers the complete text of Thursday's Boy Scouts' statement accepting gay Scouts (but barring gay Scou... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Suicide of Dominique Venner in Notre Dame Cathedral: Spotlight on Fascist Roots...
I haven't said anything about the suicide of Dominique Venner in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris several days ago, because there's not a great deal to say, to my... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Theologian Richard Gaillardetz to Cardinal Dolan: Stand Up for the Rights of Gay...
In an essay about Cardinal Dolan as USCCB president, Catholics, and the Boy Scouts, theologian Richard Gaillardetz notes that His Eminence admitted on Easter... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ephphatha: A Brief Post-Op Recovery Report About Steve
Since a number of you have asked for news about Steve's recovery from eye surgery, I thought I'd take the liberty of sharing a brief update after he saw the... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 HEALTH -
More Anti-Gospel Meeting Gospel: Michael Bayly Responds to Archbishop...
As I noted several days ago, the anti-gospel, bad-news response of the U.S. Catholic bishops' marriage guru Archbishop Cordileone of San Francisco to the good... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Anti-Gospel, Meet Gospel: Fred Clark Responds to Cardinal Dolan's Dirty Freddie...
Here's Fred Clark at Slacktivist, with his usual theological acumen and clever insight, tackling His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan's Dirty Freddie "welcome"... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Head of New York Anti-Violence Project: What Community Leaders Say About LGBT...
There has been a recent spate of vicious hate crimes in New York City targeting gay men, including the murder of Mark Carson on 18 May by a man alleged to have... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Father Fugee Arrested in New Jersey, and Star-Ledger Calls for More Arrests
As a footnote to what I just posted about the new Catholic Whistleblowers group: I noted that Father Michael Fugee, the priest at the center of the latest big... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholic Whistleblowers Group Forms: "From the Convictions of Our Conscience"
This is very important news: as Laurie Goodstein reports at New York Times yesterday and as Michael D'Antonio writes for Huffington Post, a group of twelve... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
NCR Headline: "Church Teaching Doesn't Change" Really?!
I wonder who wrote the headline for the article by Cindy Wooden of Catholic News Service that National Catholic Reporter is now running. It reads, "Church... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
South Carolina Lawsuit: State Assigned Gender to Hermaphrodictic Baby (and My...
I blogged a few weeks ago about the story of Thomasine/Thomas Hall of colonial Virginia, who appears to have been a hermaphrodite, and who baffled the Virginia... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Carla Hale Story Goes National Through Frank Bruni Column in New York Times:...
Carla Hale's story is getting national attention today through Frank Bruni's column in the New York Times. He notes a point I stressed in a recent posting... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Devastation in Oklahoma:
The devastation in Oklahoma is, of course, in the forefront of my mind this morning. Just yesterday, I swapped emails with a former colleague who now lives not... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, WEATHER -
"He Ate with Outcasts": Another Update on Poster Project
I want to update those of you interested in obtaining a poster copy of the painting, "He Ate with Outcasts," which I've discussed here previously. Read more
Posted on 20 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Catholic Church and Extension of Human Rights to LGBT Persons: When Good New...
Time spent by the bedside of someone recuperating from illness is musing time. It's the kind of space in which thought reaches deeper inside toward the heart. Read more
Posted on 20 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Post-Surgery Report, with Thanks to All of You
Thank you all, who have commented here with good wishes for Steve's recovery or sent us emails. I owe all of you replies, and apologize for being slow to thank... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Reforming the Catholic Church Today: Three Perspectives
Steve's surgery seems to have gone well, and he has spent the day sleeping. Thank you, all who have asked about this and have told us you'll be praying. We... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Happy Mothers' Day
A happy Mothers' Day to readers who are mothers. Steve's mother is with us today, and we're preparing a meal for her and some friends and family members. The... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
My Comments on D-I-V-O-R-C-E and USCCB Bulletin Insert Attacking Marriage...
Here's a quick weekend footnote to comments I made last week about the U.S. Catholic bishops and the topic of divorce: in the posting I've just linked, I... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY