William Lindsey
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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Soup of the Evening, Beautiful Soup
On Monday, I cooked a big pot of pinto beans and baked cornbread, and we ate beans and cornbread (with pickled beets, buttered sautéed cabbage, and broccoli) th... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More Post-Election Commentary: "If They Win, I Should Get All the Credit. If The...
Photo of stack of newspapers by Daniel R. Blume, Wikimedia CommonsPost-election commentary continues. Here are some pieces I've read that I'd like to... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Yesterday's Vote and What It Tells Us About Americans and Abortion: Whither...
PRRI, 2022 American Values SurveyAs Oriana Gonzalez reports, not only did voters in Michigan, California, and Vermont just vote for constitutional protections... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Reactions of Some Leading French Catholics to New Abuse Revelations in French...
Graffiti on wall in Lisbon, Portugal, February 2011, showing a priest chasing children, uploaded by Milliped to Wikimedia CommonsI blogged yesterday about the... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Election Commentary: The Red Trickle, Youth Vote, Abortion, Trump's Rough Night
Brian Tyler Cohen, "Lauren Boebert’s 'victory party' before and after she started losing to her opponentJudd Legum:The much-discussed “red wave” never... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, Former President of French Catholic Bishops'...
From WiktionaryCardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard:“Thirty-five years ago, when I was a parish priest, I behaved in a reprehensible way with a young girl aged 14. Read more
Posted on 08 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More from Jemar Tisby on White Christian Nationalism: "Chases Power by...
More today from historian and scholar of American religion Jemar Tisby on white Christian nationalism, and why those of us concerned about the future of America... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Election Day Arrives, Warnings, Predictions, Alarm Bells
Alarm bell mechanism, from "Electric Burglar Alarm," The Popular Science Monthly 18,1 (November 1880), p. 59 As Joyce Vance says, it has become conventional to... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
White Christian Nationalism on Ballot This Election Cycle
Insightful essays appearing now before the election about how white Christian nationalism is on the ballot this election: Paul Brandeis Raushenbush writes:As a... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
When Many Citizens Embrace a Politics of Cruelty and Malice, the Future...
Photo of wounded eagle uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by Gillfoto of Juneau, Alaska Jamelle Bouie notes that the American system of democratic governance... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More on Pre-Election Dread: "There is a Sizable Movement in This Country That...
Greg Olear says a mouthful when he states, This has been a week of profound unease.And as he notes, the primary source of our anxiety is, for many of us, at... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As U.S. Elections Near, Charles Pierce Notes: "Every Twist and Turn in Every...
Sun parakeet in cage, photo uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by High ContrastAs Perry Bacon Jr. notes, the reason U.S. elections are so close is that the nation... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
There Are American Food Deserts, and Then There Are American Food Deserts
Food deserts are usually thought to be areas in the U.S in which it's difficult to buy fresh produce, fruits and vegetables, and other healthy food items. Read more
Posted on 05 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Arwa Mahdawi on the White Female (Republican) Elephant in the Room as Americans...
Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields, The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics (NY: Oxford UP, 2019), p. Read more
Posted on 05 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Commentary on the Grim Situation at Twitter
David Ljungdahl illustration in 1910 Swedish edition of Jules Verne's "Captain Grant's Children," from Wikimedia CommonsAs Jessica Pegis says in a comment here... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Greg Olear and Katherine Stewart on Christian Nationalism: "Its Ultimate Goal...
Katherine Stewart, The Power WorshippersGreg Olear summarizes a conversation he had yesterday with Katherine Stewart, author of The Power Worshippers: Inside th... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Weekly News Roundup by Mark Wingfield of Baptist News Global: "What Kind of...
Hammer photo uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by Malene ThyssenEach Friday, Mark Wingfield, editor of Baptist News Global, sends a Friday roundup by email to... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Structural Racism Beliefs by Party Affiliation, 2022 PRRI...
Structural racism beliefs by party affiliation, 2022 PRRI American Values SurveyPhilip Bump comments on an ad just released by Steven Miller’s America First... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
For the Beauty of the Earth — And Its Beautiful People
We have friends from New Orleans visiting us now, Filipino friends whom we've known for forty years at least. They're here so that we can drive with them to... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Threat of White Christian Nationalism to US Democracy: A Recent Public Discussion
A week ago, Georgetown University's Center on Faith and Justice and the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty co-sponsored a public discussion of white... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2022 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY