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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Minnesota House Passes Marriage Equality Bill: Commentary from Various Sources
As expected, the Minnesota House did vote yesterday afternoon to advance the marriage equality legislation in that state. As David Badash notes at The New... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Mary Elizabeth Williams About New USCCB Bulletin Insert Attacking Marriage...
At Salon, Mary Elizabeth Williams takes on the bulletin insert attacking marriage equality that the U.S. Catholic bishops have decided to place in the... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Reader Writes: "Yesterday Minnesota Established the Minnesota Child Victims Ac...
In response to my posting earlier today about the gathering of people of faith in St. Paul yesterday to pray that the circle of love, justice, and inclusion wil... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Archbishop John Myers Responds to Investigation of Fugee Case by Hiring...
And so Archbishop John Myers of Newark, NJ, is lawyering in response to the Fugee case: as Jeff Green reports for the Newark Record, Myers has now hired a... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Why Are Americans Rapidly Changing Their Minds About Gay Marriage? Hint: It's...
Yesterday, I noted the changed mind of University of St. Thomas Law professor Charles J. Reid about same-sex marriage. As I noted, Reid indicates that part of... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Julian of Norwich on the Divine Mother: Every Child Needs a Mother and a Father!
At her Jesus in Love blog, Kittredge Cherry reminds us of the significant contributions of English medieval mystic Julian of Norwich to Christian spirituality... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "Homosexuals Cannot Marry Any More Than...
At the Commonweal blog, Dominic Preziosi is featuring a dialogue between Peter Steinfels, David Blankenhorn, and Amy Ziettlow about whether liberals can save th... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
People of Faith in Minnesota Gather to Pray That Circle of God's Love Be Drawn...
As I read Michael Bayly's account of the gathering of people of faith in Minnesota on the eve of today's House vote on marriage equality, I'm struck by the... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
U.S. Catholic Bishops Continue "Fortnight for Freedom" Events, Call on...
As the day ends: note the bulletin insert that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has produced under the leadership of San Francisco archbishop Salvatore... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Now Delaware, Followed by Minnesota? Commentary by Minnesota Catholic Law...
As Delaware permits marriage equality on the heels of Rhode Island and Minnesota prepares to vote, I'm struck by Charles J. Reid's testimony about how his mind... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Guns, God, and the Old Confederacy: A Report from Down Home
Another just-can't-resist item: our statewide paper Arkansas Times is reporting right now that churches around the state are trying to decide whether to permit... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pictures from Late Winter, Early Spring
Just for the heck of it: photos from several months ago, that Steve just transferred to my computer as he transferred his far better snapshots of the "He Ate... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "I Saw Goody Proctor with the Devil"
I love every comment in the thread responding to my post yesterday about the busy-busy "somebodies" and poison-pen "tipsters" who are poring over obituaries of... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Carla Hale, Teacher Fired by Catholic School in Ohio: An Update, with Links to...
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of ClevelandGirl, a reader of Bilgrimage I've mentioned in the past, I have a set of links to share today, which provide... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"A Tipster" Reports Suspected Gay Man, Timothy Nelson, to Eau Claire Catholic...
Am I the only person in the world who notices (and wonders about) the following pattern?1. Someone sends an anonymous letter to Bishop William Murphy of... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Colleen Baker on Dirty Freddie Trying to Attend Mass: No Dirty Gays Allowed,...
At the same time I was writing about how Dirty Freddie got "welcomed" (not!) to Mass yesterday at Cardinal Dolan's cathedral, it turns out Colleen Baker was als... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Frank Cocozzelli on the Neo-Confederate Agenda of Catholic Thinker Thomas E....
I've been meaning to recommend Frank Cocozzelli's recent fascinating introduction to the thinking of an up and coming theorist of the Catholic fringe right,... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Archbishop of San Francisco Cordileone Calls Rhode Island Marriage Equality...
And in other news related to Dirty Freddie and how the Catholic church "welcomes" him: the bishop of Rhode Island, Thomas Tobin, has made yet another statement... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Dirty Freddie Goes to Mass, Dirty Freddie Finds Police Waiting for Him: Dolan's...
At Huffington Post, Joseph Amodeo recounts what happened to him and nine other Catholics when they tried to go to Mass yesterday with dirty hands. Before headin... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Happy Cinco De Mayo: Mercedes Sosa and Joan Baez Singing "Gracias a La Vida"
I don't want Cinco de Mayo to pass by without posting this video to commemorate it: Mercedes Sosa and Joan Baez singing "Gracias a la Vida. Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY