William Lindsey

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• More National Prayer Breakfast Commentary: "The [Republican] Party Needs to...

  More good commentary about the connection of the National Prayer Breakfast to the treasonous behavior of the political party now controlling the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Valuable Commentary on National Prayer Breakfast and Treasonous Behavior of GOP...

  

  If you want to understand the Russian connection to U.S. right-wing white evangelicals — who are absolutely on board with treason to achieve their goals — you... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Two Threads Not to Miss in Treason of U.S. POTUS: Solidaristic White...

  Patriot: A person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.Traitor: A person who commits treason by betraying his or... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Footnote to Previous Post: To Understand Why Nothing Has Substantially Changed i...

  He Preyed on Men Who Wanted to Be Priests. Then He Became a Cardinal. Told Women that Birth Control was a Sin -- there fixed it. https://t. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Story of Two Jesuits, with Commentary on the Current State of the Catholic...

  

  This is a story of two Jesuits. I'm telling it now primarily because news I read about one of the two this week gave me a shock, and, after having read that... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Remembering Kathy Shaw, Unsung Hero of Abuse Crisis in U.S. Catholic Church

  

  During my silent weeks recently, a very important figure in American Catholic journalism died, and I want to remember her here. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Internet Responds to POTUS' Personal Theologian Paula White & Her Clownish...

  .@Paula_White - who commits theological malpractice with nearly every word - advises the president of the United States. Where did she get her theological... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• #HelloICE? On Laughter as Good Medicine for the Addictive Drug of White...

  Hello, ICE? I need to report a dangerous illegal in my church.He breaks the law all the time — heals on the Sabbath, sits and eats with public sinners. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• As I "Rest," Thinking About Family: What We Say It Is, What It Often Really Is

  

  In the U.S., we live in a culture super-saturated with sentimental rhetoric about “the family” and how “the family” is the ultimate solution to all social ills. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• After My Fall (and Notes on Last Night's Troll at This Blog)

  

  This was me two mornings ago when we returned from our morning walk with the dogs. As we neared our house, and I know not how it happened, I fell on the... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sorry for My Silence — An Explanation, Sort Of

  

  I apologize to you all for not having been active in the conversation here for some days now. I have no elaborate excuse or explanation. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Linda Gordon's Second Coming of the KKK: "Klan's Mobilization of Evangelical...

  

  I've just finished reading Linda Gordon's The Second Coming of the KKK: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition (NY: Liveright, 2017). Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• "The Same [Bible] Passage Sessions Cited Has Been Used to Justify Slavery and...

  Dear Jeff Sessions, are you aware that the argument you made today from Romans 13 was a central argument of the German Christian (Pro-Nazi) movement over and... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• "Pro-Life" White U.S. Christians Don't "Risk" Being Implicated in the Horrors...

  

  Huffington Post lead headline, morning of 15 June 2018.Charles Camosy, "You Can't Be Pro-Life and Against Immigrant Children":Given their support of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• We Are Church Ireland to Pope Francis: Would Jesus Define People as Objectively...

  

  As Sarasi pointed out in a comment here several days ago, We Are Church Ireland now has a petition online at Change.org with the following intent:Pope Francis... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• "The Bible Is Trending Because It Was Just Used to Justify Ripping Babies from...

  

  Because it needs to be documented: think of how documentation now allows us to see Catholic religious leaders in Germany and Austria, Catholic priests and... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Southern Baptist Convention's New Smiley Face: What Really Lies Behind It, When...

  

  Perhaps as a former Southern Baptist, I should keep my mouth shut. In the view of the mainstream media, which love a both-sides-have-good-points approach to... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Recommended Commentary: "There Will Be Lots of Singing, Preaching, Praying, and...

  Nine people of faith sit in jail tonight for praying on the steps of the #SupremeCourt. This from the same court that ruled in favor of the religious beliefs... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Katie Grimes' Christ Divided: Antiblackness as Corporate Vice: Theological...

  

  There's more I want to say about Katie Grimes' Christ Divided: Antiblackness as Corporate Vice. (See yesterday's posting for my initial comments about this... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Katie Grimes' Christ Divided: Antiblackness as Corporate Vice: Theological...

  

  It's not often I feel like cheering when I read a smart, dense theological work like Katie Grimes' Christ Divided: Antiblackness as Corporate Vice... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY