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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Mary Hunt, Marianne Duddy-Burke, and Jamie Manson Propose Reframing Catholic...
Recently, at National Catholic Reporter, Mary Hunt, Marianne Duddy-Burke, and Jamie Manson published an essay calling for kick-starring a new Catholic... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Cahill and Wilkinson's Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church on How Humanae...
As a complement to what I just posted about how the U.S. Catholic bishops and Republican party brought right-wing white evangelicals on board the... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
How Right-Wing White Evangelicals Fixated on Birth Control and Abortion:...
Mike Pence protests NFL protest, but stays silent on white supremacist rally https://t.co/Vee4E9rGnr pic.twitter.com/vPmWuIFNZQ— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress)... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Update on Judge Wendell Gfiffen of Little Rock: Judge Griffen Files Suit Vs....
In May, I told you of a move to impeach Arkansas judge (and my friend) Wendell Griffen after he took part in a public demonstration against the death penalty... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Las Vegas Story: Google Finds Itself Gamed Again by Organized Hate Groups (Back...
On 21 September, I presented you with a series of screenshots showing you that on that day at about 2 P.M. CST (in the U.S.), the three "top news" stories that... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Thoughts and Prayers: The American Way of Evading Meaningful Action Through...
The first truckload of thoughts and prayers prepares to leave for Las Vegas. This should resolve our mass shooting problem. pic.twitter. Read more
Posted on 05 October 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Back from Trip, Thinking About American Catholicism, the "Both-Sides-Count"...
I'm sorry to have been silent for a week. Steve and I spent last week in New Orleans visiting friends and family, and as we did so, I couldn't keep up with... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
David Gushee's Still Christian: Following Jesus Out of American Evangelicalism o...
In his book Still Christian: Following Jesus Out of American Evangelicalism (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2017), David P. Read more
Posted on 23 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Google's "Top Stories" Re: Fr. James Martin Right Now? All Vile, Hateful,...
Google James Martin now, the top 3 stories Google recommends are vile, hate-filled, lie-filled attacks on him from Church Militant. 1) pic.twitter. Read more
Posted on 21 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Bridge-Building with the Catholic and LGBTQ Communities, and the "Both Sides"...
54 years ago today, four black girls were killed by white supremacist terrorists in a bombing at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. pic.twitter. Read more
Posted on 20 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
On the (Hateful Homophobic) Vitriol Eating Away at the Communion of the Church:...
I see connections galore between these good articles I've read in the past few days. Do you, too, I wonder?Laura Donlon, "Fr James Martin says Cafod 'not... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Two Obituaries, Two Very Different Stories of What Family Is About: Who Counts,...
Two obituaries, two very different stories about what family is about — who counts, who doesn't, who is included, who may be excluded, looked down on,... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Father James Martin, SJ, on What LGBTQ Folks Experience at Hands of Many...
Brian Roewe, "Fr. James Martin in social media fray over LGBT conversation": On Twitter, [Austin] Ruse accused the popular Jesuit priest of "harming souls,"... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Faith Defined as Dogma Is Weaponized Faith: A Theological Footnote to Father...
I'd like to add a theological footnote to what I posted yesterday reflecting on the recent claim of Notre Dame University president Father John Jenkins that... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Notre Dame President Father Jenkins Responds to Senator Feinstein: "'Dogma...
At a hearing last week, Senator Diane Feinstein grilled federal judge nominee (and Notre Dame University law professor) Amy Coney Barrett about a paper she... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Love Does Not Permit Us to Plug Up Our Ears with Bible Verses": Donald Trump an...
I see lots of dots connecting in these valuable pieces of commentary I've read in the past several days. I hope you might, too:Amanda Marcotte, "White Christian... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Is the Problem That Brought Us Trump Racism Or Sexism? Or Both? Commentary in...
A reader of Talking Points Memo gives Josh Marshall some feedback about the interconnection of racism and sexism in the rise of Donald Trump to power: A lot of... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Betsy DeVos' Attack on Obama-Administration Regulations Re: Sexual Harassment...
Trump, DeVos, and the Creation of an American Oligarchy https://t.co/tOhKEXYIYv pic.twitter.com/UJ3jOB1Oxs— April Spivey (@a35362) September 1, 2017Trump's... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
People Who Have Been Told That Their Gifts and Talents Don't Count: Unearthing...
I shared some of this story here a number of years back. Because I told the story again on Facebook today and a Facebook friend encouraged me to share it with... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Opening to "Dialogue" in U.S. Catholicism and the Fracas Involving Father James...
I see mention online of some kind of fracas involving Father James Martin and Austin Ruse — or perhaps "fracas" is not the right word. Read more
Posted on 10 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY
