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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Americans Talk Religion, Morality, Discrimination, Law: Commentary on Supreme...
A miscellany of articles (in addition to those to which I've already linked) that have caught my attention in the past several days, all spurred by the Supreme... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholics Still Working on Love for Gay Folks: The Supreme Court and the Catholi...
A continuation of yesterday's theme, Catholics "still working on love" when it comes to their gay brothers and sisters:As Ian Millhiser notes in this Think... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholics Responding to Gay Rights: "We're Still Working on Love"
Earlier today, I wrote,If nothing else, my Facebook feed keeps me hooked. For two days now, it's been full of links provided by FB friends, many of them... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
I'm Not a Homophobe But: Engaging Arguments Against Marriage Equality
And then there's the I'm-not-a-homophobe-but argument, which is so exactly like the arguments I heard from one fellow white Southerner after another as... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The What-About-the-Children?! Proposal: Engaging Arguments Against Marriage...
Another non-argument (I'm building here on what I just posted) that people fighting for marriage equality and human rights need to keep engaging as the religiou... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Marie Antoinette Syndrome and Gay Unions As Essentially "Different": Engagin...
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyAs many of you know, it's not easy for me to keep my thoughts to myself for very long. Read more
Posted on 27 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Life with the Dogs: A Small Blogging Vacation
You know that feeling you get that you're being picked away at from all sides? That itchy feeling that makes you prickly and unbalanced in response, so that you... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More Testimony About Pope Francis from Leading Liberation Theologians
As the work week ends, I want to point readers to two more good statements about Pope Francis by highly regarded liberation theologians, which the Iglesia... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis and His Shadow: Milt Priggee Cartoon
The cartoon: Milt Priggee of Cagle Cartoons, by way of Truthdig.What do you think? Good, bad, indifferent? Does it help to continue talking about these issues?... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Onion on Steubenville Rape Convictions and Mainstream Media Fail
I'm posting this Onion video as a continuation of the discussion earlier this week of the Steubenville rape convictions. I hope that the instructive humor of... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholic Rhetoric About Abortion and Serving the Common Good: A Reflection on...
Yesterday, Bill Tammeus posted an essay at National Catholic Reporter about the issue of abortion and Catholic magisterial teaching. Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
10th Anniversary of Invasion of Iraq: A Poem
And, finally today, because yesterday was the 10th anniversary of the start of the unjust Iraq war, a poem I wrote when the Gulf War got underway: I'm tired of... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Mary Hunt on Theology and Consequences: An Initial Response to Pope Francis
And on the theme of the significance of the new pope in general--beyond particular issues like the dirty war and gay marriage--Catholic theologian Mary Hunt... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis and Gay Marriage: More Valuable Commentary
And, to complement what I just posted vis-a-vis recent commentary about Pope Francis and the dirty war, here's a selection of recent statements on his response... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis and the Dirty War: Valuable New Commentary
Good commentary on the new pope continues to pour forth. Here are several articles that strike me as particularly valuable--all dealing with questions about... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Pro-Life" Legislation and Anti-Obama Hijinks in Bible Belt State Legislatures:...
I blogged recently about Arkansas's draconian new anti-abortion legislation, which will be declared unconstitutional, since it creates a bar that defies... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Response of a Gay Catholic to Pope Francis's Installation Homily: Does "Everyone...
In the homily of his installation Mass, Pope Francis states,The vocation of being a "protector", however, is not just something involving us Christians alone; i... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Dave Zirin: Connection Between Jock Culture & Rape Culture?
Sportwriter's take on Steubenville rape convictions Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 SOCIETY -
More Responses to Francis: Clella Luro, Jon Sobrino, Jamie Manson, James Keenan
More valuable commentary on the new pope that has caught my eye as the day has gone on: At Iglesia Descalza, Rebel Girl translates an interview that Roly Villan... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ivone Gebara on the Papal Election: "Official Coverage" and Stoning Dissonant...
Sister Ivone GebaraI'm really happy to discover today that National Catholic Reporter has published Brazilian theologian Ivone Gebara's meditation on the papal... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY