William Lindsey
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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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Commentary on What Viganò and His Cronies Are About: "Fight Against Francis Has...
Screenshot of Speakers for National Organization for Marriage's 2015 March for MarriageCommentary I recommend on the Viganò letter and what's going on with it... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Homophobic Right-Wing Catholics Push Meme That Francis Is Responsible for...
I'm confused. There's a big "bombshell" being pushed hard this Satruday evening by homophobic right-wing Catholics like Rod Dreher claiming that Francis knew... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Catholics Talking, Walking: "It Is Time to Stop Waiting for More Reports to...
Colm O'Gorman to Shelagh Fogarty, "Leading Britain's Conversation" Interview, by way of Sandra GlabAmanda Auchter, "I’m A Lifelong Catholic. Read more
Posted on 24 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Google Top Stories Featuring Catholic Homophobic Bile in "Top Stories" Re:...
Look at the Catholic homophobic bile Google is billing right now as its set of "top stories" if you google Fr. James Martin and his presentation at World Meetin... Read more
Posted on 23 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Important Correction to My Earlier Posting About World Meeting of Families and...
Please note that I have added an important correction to my previous posting. It's now included in the text of that posting, with a statement that I appear... Read more
Posted on 23 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Refusal of Catholic Hierarchy to Get Abuse Situation Parallels Refusal to Get...
Massive media turnout for lgbtq choir singing “Something Inside So Strong,” an Anti-Apartheid song, outside the walls of the World Meeting of Families.... Read more
Posted on 23 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Interesting Conversations Right Now Re: Evangelicals Hopping on Gay-Bashing...
A reminder that 80% of White Evangelicals supported (and most still support) a man who boasted of attacking women, paid to silence women, and called a woman a... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Mary McAleese on "Fake Hetero Homophobes" Within the Clergy, and the Terrible...
Stephen McDermott, "'I find them terrifying': Mary McAleese wary of gay priests and nuns who preach anti-LGBTI message":Speaking at the launch of a new study... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ruth Krall's Risking the Collective on the Space We Make for Violence Against...
Here's another illuminating passage from Ruth Krall's new monograph Risking the Collective, about which I blogged yesterday. Ruth argues (cogently) that, for... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Joanna Moorhead in The Guardian on Pope's Letter Re: Sexual Crimes of Clergy...
Joanna Moorhead for The Guardian on papal letter about clerical abuse crimes and their cover-up by church officials:[H]ow dare you ask ordinary Catholics like m... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Anthea Butler Responds to Pope's Statement Re: Clergy Sex Crimes: "Stop Passing...
That's not the issue. The issue is, the cycles of revelation of the malfeasance of the church and the hierarchy in protecting their own at the expense of... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ruth Krall's Risking the Collective: Commitment of Religious Institutions to...
Theologian Ruth Krall has just published a new monograph at her website. It's called Risking the Collective. I'm reading it now, and will be sharing excerpts... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Marie Collins on False Claim That Abuse Ended in 2002 in Catholic Church, and...
I wish those who are intent on defending the indefensible would please stop claiming clerical abuse stopped in 2002 and that it’s all about gay priests anyway. Read more
Posted on 20 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Papal Visit to Ireland Nears, More Commentary on Abuse Crimes in Church:...
This is powerful! : Names of 796 Tuam Babies written on white sheets and brought to Galway church #Stand4Truth (via @thejournal_ie) https://t. Read more
Posted on 19 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Now This: Wuerl Withdraws from World Meeting of Families
Now there's this: as Patsy McGarry reported several hours ago, Cardinal Wuerl has withdrawn from the World Meeting of Families:A Cardinal who was heavily... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Colm O'Gorman on Wuerl as Keynote Speaker in World Meeting of Families: Will...
Read this. This man reappointed known serial child abusers to ministry. Cardinal Wuerl will give the keynote address in the RDS at 2. Read more
Posted on 18 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"For They Preach but They Do Not Practice": An Appeal for Justice to U.S. Bishop...
A theologian-colleague who is a friend of mine shared this letter with me today, asking me to consider signing it as a theologian. It's a letter that will be... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More Commentary on Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, as Vatican Sends Thoughts...
Elizabeth Bruenig, "Evil walked the earth in Pennsylvania":That there should be mass defrockings is obvious. That there should also be a swath of criminal... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Response to Rita Ferrone's Prescription for Systemic Change in Church: "The...
https://t.co/6J4gOLteTU1) "The first thing the American church must do—and probably the only effective thing it can do—is to put its own house in order. Read more
Posted on 16 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Valuable Commentary on Pennsylvania Report: "Spokesperson for the Vatican Reache...
Valuable commentary I've read in the past two days about the Pennsylvania grand jury report:Jennie Neufeld and WPXI, "1,000 victims, 300 priests, and 70 years o... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY
