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.
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Remembering My Uncle Lee Compere (1920-2013)
I received word this morning that my uncle in Houston died during the night. On the night of my uncle's death, I dreamed that I was at his funeral (his death wa... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Catholics and Evangelical Message Side by Side: Loving Gay Sinners to Death
It's interesting to read (Catholic) commentator Fr. Matt Malone side by side with (evangelical) commentator John Shore on how some Catholics and evangelicals... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
On This Day in History: CNN Declares That Boston Bomber is "Dark-Skinned," Crave...
On the same day on which CNN informed the American public that a "dark-skinned individual" had been identified as a suspect in the Boston marathon bombings and... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The "Violence" LGBT Human Beings Are Inflicting on Society: New Zealand Passes...
And the video above provides an example of the kind of "violence" that the gays are bringing to societies around the world as they seek the right of civil... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Footnotes to Previous Discussions: Mark Regnerus and Margaret Thatcher
Brief glosses today on two items about which I've written recently:I blogged this past weekend about new evidence corroborating the conclusion that Mark... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Pro-Life" Catholics and Healthcare Coverage for All: A Report from Missouri
I wrote yesterday,For the life of me--and I use that phrase quite deliberately--I do not understand the "pro-life" approach of some of my fellow Catholics of th... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More on Predictions for Blood in France as Marriage Equality Is Enacted: Cardina...
Cardinal André Vingt-TroisAnti-marriage equality comedian-activist Frijide Bardot has declared that France shall have blood as a result of same-sex marriage, an... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Spiral of Violence: Facing the American Contribution to the Spiral
As Scott Shane reports yesterday for the New York Times, an exhaustive nonpartisan review of the evidence commissioned by the Constitution Project has just... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Mary Hunt on Francis and American Nuns: Atoning for Centuries of Discrimination...
Theologian Mary Hunt thinks the jury is still out on Pope Francis, though early impressions of his pontificate are positive on several fronts. Read more
Posted on 17 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Footnotes to Discussion of Pope Francis and LCWR: Sr. Maureen Fiedler and Fr....
Some brief footnotes to the story about which I posted yesterday--the decision of the new pope to uphold the censure of the Leadership Conference of Religious... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Kermit Gosnell Story: Media Bias? and Catholic Pro-Life Perspectives
Zack Beauchamp's rundown at Think Progress yesterday is the best I've seen analyzing the bogus meme now being circulated by religious and political... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Dom Hélder Câmara: Violence Begets Violence, Which Begets Further Violence
Dom Hélder CâmaraMy theme for meditation today: Dom Hélder Câmara's prophetic analysis of the spiral of violence in his 1971 book of that name, a copy of which... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for the Day: Catholic Hierarchy and Responsibility for Anti-Gay Violence
It was not Frigide Barjot who was hitting my head, or the bishop of Avignon lurking in that street to attack us. But they are responsible. Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Remembering Dietrich Bonhöffer: "The Table Fellowship of Christians Implies...
As the anniversary of German theologian Dietrich Bonhöffer's execution by the Nazi regime passes (it was on 9 April), I think of an observation he makes in his... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Footnote to Discussion of Gender Politics in the Catholic Church: Pope...
"Women will be players, but never coaches" in the papacy of Pope Francis, despite his new style. It turns out that Colleen Baker's statement written only... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Homeless Jesus and a Reflection on Gender Politics in the Catholic Church
In the Toronto Star, Leslie Scrivener tells the story of how a statue of Jesus the homeless was itself made homeless when both St. Michael's cathedral in Toront... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Bishop William Murphy's Removal of Nicholas Coppola from Ministry: My Theologica...
Here's my own brief theological commentary on Rockville Centre Bishop William Murphy's removal of Nicholas Coppola from parish ministries due to an anonymous... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
New Evidence Corroborates Conclusion That Regnerus Study Was Politically Driven
Also in the news this week, and not unrelated to the "this was a week" posting I just published: Sofia Resnick published an important exposé article this past... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
This Was a Week: As Gay Rights Breakthroughs Occur, Backlash Among Some People o...
This was a week. It was a week in which the French Senate voted through legislation enacting marriage equality and adoption by same-sex couples, and in which th... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Glenda Jackson (and I) Remember Mrs. Thatcher: A Legacy of Sharp Elbows and Shar...
Chris Morley has kindly posted a link here today to a YouTube clip of Labour MP Glenda Jackson speaking yesterday in the House of Commons about Margaret... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY