William Lindsey

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• Daniel José Camacho on White Evangelicals as "Precarious Firewall for Trump"

  

  As a footnote to my last posting on Trump's presidence and white evangelical and Catholic voters:Daniel José Camacho thinks that, though conservative white... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Trump's Presidency and White Evangelical and Catholic Voters: "Trumpism Is...

  

  Things I've read today that I'd like to share with you:Trumpism js basically a religion at this point. https://t.co/jghvsFkuwg— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 19,... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Doc's a Woman, My Inflatable Doll Is a Lesbian, and It's Never About Misogyny:...

  'Doctor' has no gender in English.— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) July 17, 2017There's a common thread in these tidbits from today's news, I think. Can you... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• In the News: Leaving Southern Baptists, David Gushee's Advice to Eugene Peterson...

  

  Things I've read in the past day or so that may interest you, too:Lawrence Ware writes, The first time I was called a nigger to my face was by a fellow camper a... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Eugene Peterson Suggests God May Love LGBTQ Human Beings, and White Evangelical...

  

  As readers who follow religion news, especially insofar as it relates to LGBTQ lives and issues, probably know, there has been an interesting little tempest in... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Telling My Story (Follow-Up to OUTWORDS Interview) 2

  

  As I think about the interview that OUTWORDS did with me on Saturday, it's impossible to disengage what I said in the interview from the attack my relative... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Telling My Story (Follow-Up to OUTWORDS Interview)

  

  I thought that if I performed brilliantly in school, I could carve out a safe niche for myself in a hostile world, so that when the wrath came, it would not fin... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• My Interview with OUTWORDS Project: The Importance of Hearing LGBTQ Stories As...

  

  I mentioned here some weeks ago that I had been invited by a national project collecting the stories of LGBTQ leaders (and, in cases like mine, not so much... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Robert P. Jones on Exorbitant Price White Evangelicals Will Pay for Grand Bargai...

  

  Robert P. Jones, "Trump Can't Reverse the Decline of White Christian America":White evangelicals have entered a grand bargain with the self-described master... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Jamie Manson's Critique of Father James Martin's Bridge-Building Proposal:...

  

  Jamie L. Manson responds to Father James Martin's proposal for a bridge to be built between the LGBTQ community and the Catholic hierarchy, in his book... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• As I'm Interviewed by National Project Collecting Stories of LGBTQ Pioneers,...

  

  I'm to be interviewed tomorrow by folks from a national project collecting the stories of what the project calls "LGBTQ pioneers." I will say more about this... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Twitter Responds to NY Times on Overlooked (White) Conservative Voters in...

  Conservative voters in the northernmost reaches of California feel alienated by the state's liberal urban majority https://t.co/N1McsLwq2x pic.twitter. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Fourth of July Story for You: "For My Part, I Would Say, Welcome Infidelity!...

  

  Frederick Douglass, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?":At the very moment that they are thanking God for the enjoyment of civil and religious liberty,... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Zoe Williams on Rise of Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Dim-Witted Nationalism...

  

  Zoe Williams writes in today's Guardian, Homophobia is on the rise on too many continents for this to be the coincidental ascendance of a few idiosyncratic... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Saturday-Afternoon Twitter Thread About Catholic Clericalism and Ministry to...

  It would be wonderful if the Catholic clericalist understanding of ministry included the notion of mutuality. 1)— Bill Lindsey (@wdlindsy) July 1, 2017Mutuality... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Saturday-Morning Twitter Thread About Gospels, Welcoming Guests, and Catholic...

  Gospel: How does Jesus treat a Roman centurion? Does he shout "Pagan!" "Sinner!" No, he welcomes him. We should welcome those on the margins pic.twitter. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pell Paints Himself as Victim: But "George Thought Men Had to Be Men and That...

  

  Pell says he's the victim of a witch hunt.It's always about them, for these fellows, isn't it? It's never about those who come forward courageously with... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hot Off the Presses: Cardinal Pell Facing Criminal Charges with Multiple...

  SYDNEY (AP) -- Australian police say they are charging a top Vatican cardinal with historical sexual assault offenses.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 29,... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Delta Responds to Me About My Complaint

  An update for all of you: after I posted my story two days ago on Monday about having filed a complaint with Delta when my seat next to Steve on a recent... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Father Klaus Mertes on False Victimization Claims of Catholic Hierarchy in...

  

  I've recently asked several questions that seem to me imperative for us to ask, if we're to take seriously Father James Martin's proposal for bridge-building... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY