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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4 Sept. 1957: Elizabeth Eckford Walks Gauntlet to Integrate Central High; 4 Sept...
At Little Rock Central High School, National Guard is summoned to block entry of African-American students--60 years ago today: #Counts pic.twitter. Read more
Posted on 05 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In the News: Hurricanes, America's Moral Crisis with Trump, and What Are Churche...
Some pieces I've read in the last few days that, to my way of thinking, tell a story. I hope you'll agree: what story do you hear as you read this commentary? Read more
Posted on 05 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
What Do You Hold Onto After Floods Have Swept Everything Away? Questions LGBTQ...
What do you hold onto after floods caused by a hurricane have swept through your house and destroyed almost everything? I haven't had that happen, and can hardl... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Commentary on the Nashville Statement: "Strikingly Trumpian Brand of Redemption...
This is what I think of #NashvileStatement: At precisely the moment their support of white supremacy was revealed--bash the gays. Read more
Posted on 01 September 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Joel Osteen Story and Nashville Statement Raise the Question, What Good Do...
Victoria I are praying for everyone affected by Hurricane Harvey. Please join us as we pray for the safety of our Texas friends family. Read more
Posted on 30 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
U.S. Catholic Bishops Address Racism After Charlottesville: Critical Questions...
After Charlottesville, the U.S. Catholic bishops have created an Ad Hoc Committee on Racism. The committee will presumably address racism within the U.S. Read more
Posted on 29 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Chronicles of Life in Small Stone, Arkansas: For the Fun of It (Because Sometime...
So this happened today: "You look familiar. What church do you go to?" says the lady shopping at Michael's with a lhasa apso and a shih tzu named Toby and... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Eclipse Pulls the Veil from Some of the Darkest, Looniest (Yes, an Eclipse...
Monday's eclipse pulled the veil away from some of the darkest, looniest (yes, an eclipse joke) corners of American Christianity — which we're discovering in th... Read more
Posted on 24 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Trump's Evangelical Court Prophets: Discussion of Their Refusal to Criticize...
#EmptyThePews I walked away because I do not believe in their Republican Jesus.— Linda Quest (@windmillcharger) August 18, 2017The refusal of Trump's... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
What Charlottesville Marchers Had in Common: Almost All Were White, Male,...
As I watch video clips of and read articles about the young white men who made it their business to run to Charlottesville and march in a Nazi + Klan hate march... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
At #EmptythePews, Evangelicals Speak Out About Choice to Leave Churches After...
We don't live in 325, or 400, or 1200, or 1600. We are living now, and Jesus is calling us to the work of the Kingdom now. The things that were said and done... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"To Call These Statues Historical Is to Be Willfully Ignorant of History. The...
In "The Monuments Must Go," Stonewall Jackson's great-great-grandsons William Jackson Christian and Warren Edmund Christian write Richmond mayor Levar Stoney an... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Descendants of Stonewall Jackson and Thomas Jefferson Speak Out: Take the...
This is Carnot Posey, the nephew of my 4-great grandmother Lucretia Posey Winn. Her brother John Brooke Winn graduated from Franklin College in Georgia,... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Churchy Conversations Post-Charlottesville: CEOs Flee Trump, Not Evangelical...
Not one member of Trump's Evangelical Council has resigned. Corporate America has. So allegiance to profits, not prophets drives morality? Read more
Posted on 17 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Vice's On-the-Ground Video Footage from Charlottesville: You Need to Watch
There's a reason this on-the-ground video report from Charlottesville has gone viral in a short time. If you have not watched it, you need to do so, keeping in... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Churches and Charlottesville: Valuable Commentary — "We Christians, in...
CEOs, not pastors, are resigning from Trump councils.— O. Alan Noble (@TheAlanNoble) August 15, 2017it's impossible to condemn the thing whose coattails you rid... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Our Culture Is Starving for Substantial, Truthful Responses to Racism, and the...
. 1)— Bill Lindsey (@wdlindsy) August 15, 2017A Twitter thread:White Christians have long since framed the struggle with white supremacist racism as a "debate"... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Housekeeping Note: Why I Banned a Commenter Here Recently
A housekeeping note: I think it's important that I tell you readers that I banned a commenter here after he attacked me in the discussion threads here one time... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
After Charlottesville, Twitter Makes Lists and Names Names: "It Was the Silence...
One of the noteworthy developments following the Charlottesville Nazi + Klan white supremacist march is that the faces of the Nazis, Klansmen, and their fellow... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Many Sides Didn't Do This": Sunday Meditation Points About America on Display...
“Many sides” didn’t do this. pic.twitter.com/4zJFyxzb1J— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) August 12, 2017The president of the U.S. condemned violence on "many sides"... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY
