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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"No Shoes Left to Drop," "Dark and Perilous Moment": Commentary on Trump's Firin...
Commentary worth reading (so it seems to me) about Trump's firing of James Comey:Matthew Rozsa: News reports back up the suggestion that Trump was motivated by... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Church Should Provide Healthcare Coverage, Not State": Two Statements...
if you applauded 24 million losing healthcare and you're planning on attending a church this weekend—I'd pray about how you're OK with that. Read more
Posted on 09 May 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"If There's a Single Worst Actor in This Drama, It Is Ryan": Time for White...
Jamelle Bouie writes, The GOP’s passage of Trumpcare is one of the most callous things the party has ever done.And: Indeed, if there's a single worst actor in... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Charles Pierce on the Party in D.C. Today: Celebrating Taking Healthcare from...
This is the moral bankruptcy of Christian Conservatism: National day of prayer, praise their god, then kill healthcare for millions— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle)... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
GOP Votes to Rip Healthcare from Millions of Americans, Beer Bash Ensues: Twitte...
Republicans cheering the fact that they're about to vote for a measure that strips 24 million of coverage (while preserving their own care) pic.twitter. Read more
Posted on 04 May 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More from Frances Fitzgerald's The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America:...
And, as a complement to what I have just posted about Trump's analysis of the Civil War and Andrew Jackson and how both reflect white supremacist ideology,... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Trump and the Civil War: "Belief That the Civil War Could Have Been 'Worked...
Susan Rice says #Trump is trying to create smoke to 'distract or deflect' from #trumprussia. It is a threat to our institutions democracy. pic.twitter. Read more
Posted on 03 May 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Why Was There the Civil War?" Mr. Trump Asks: Some Answers from Frances...
Since the president of the United States asked this morning, "Why was there the Civil War?," I thought I might take a stab at offering Mr. Read more
Posted on 01 May 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
White Christian Right "Over the Moon" About Trump Presidency: News Worth Noting...
#Christian pic.twitter.com/3ZA6pRFGJS— Ani Sangye (@SangyeH) April 26, 2017Some "in the news" items I've noticed in the last day or so, which have to do with... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
New Pew Study: Trump's Support Strongest Among Churchgoing White Evangelicals...
New @FactTank: Among white evangelicals, regular churchgoers remain most supportive of Trump https://t.co/JrTsEXrslI pic.twitter. Read more
Posted on 26 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Tipping Over into Something "So Dark, So Real, So Evil That There Was Really No...
From the news and news commentary in the past day or so: read these snippets as a unified narrative, and the question arises, If I had to write a plot... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In Arkansas, the Beginning of "Rapid-Fire Flurry of Executions Unprecedented in...
The attorney representing Ledell Lee, the first man put to death in the current killing spree of Arkansas GOP Governor Asa Hutchinson, Attorney General Leslie... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Twitter Conversation: "Church That Does Not Defend Humanity of LGBT People Is...
A church that does not defend humanity of LGBT people is not credible when it speaks about the value of life. Period. https://t. Read more
Posted on 22 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Arkansas Killing Spree Now Underway, as "Pro-Life" White Christians Applaud
My state of Arkansas did move ahead to execute a man named Ledell Lee last night. Our state Supreme Court cleared the way for this execution and for what Ed... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Easter Tweets For You: Conversations Between Trump's "Pro-Life" Supporters and...
Says the "pro-life" politician who spent her Easter weekend fighting to kill prisoners. https://t.co/iHiCxus5qJ— Sister Helen Prejean (@helenprejean) April 17,... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Arkansas Rushes to Execute 8 People in 11 Days, Remember Who Stands Behind...
Trump approval ratings among...White evangelical Prot 78%White mainline Prot 51%Catholic 42%Unaffiliated 23%https://t.co/pqysd7lAfo— PewResearch Religion... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Brock Thompson's The Un-Natural State: Arkansas and the Queer South: Book Notes ...
Perhaps my biggest takeaway from Brock Thompson's The Un-Natural State: Arkansas and the Queer South (Fayetteville: U. of AR 2010): the heart-breaking tragedy o... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Easter Approaches, World Is Closer to Nuclear Destruction Due to the Choice o...
The world is closer to nuclear destruction now due to the choice of "pro-life" white Christians in the U.S. in the 2016 elections. Read more
Posted on 15 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
On Good Friday, a Letter I Wrote a Bishop Twenty Years Ago: The Abuse Crisis...
Twenty years now, and in those twenty years, the story that perhaps more than any other characterizes the Roman Catholic church and has come to brand it in the... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
On Holy Thursday, a Letter I Wrote a Bishop Twenty Years Ago: "Will a Church Tha...
It's Holy Thursday, and so I'm thinking, of course, about Jesus' command that his followers serve each other and not seek to lord it over others. Read more
Posted on 13 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY
