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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Trump and (White) Evangelicals: Commentary Continues in Holy Week
I think we can effectively laugh "faith-based" out of our politics now. https://t.co/2vzEZ6YLCP— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 11, 2017As I noted... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Triduum Begins: Commentary on Catholic Leaders' Silence, Especially About the...
Kristina Keneally, "This Easter, It's the Catholic Church That Needs Redemption:" It's Holy Week, the most sacred time in the Catholic liturgical calendar. Read more
Posted on 12 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Religion and Poltics in News: From Passion of Southern Christians to Walk-Out...
Because of the intersection of Jewish Passover and Christian Holy Week, the news is chock-full of religion stories and religious commentary today in the nation... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Passover 2017: Reflections on Passover as More Than a Hollday — "It's a Call to...
Why was Trump's passover night different from Obama's passover night? POTUS wasn't there. https://t.co/btwRBIcXnu— Alana HorowitzSatlin (@achorowitz) April 11,... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
On Palm Sunday, a Letter I Wrote a Bishop Twenty Years Ago: "Your Eyes Are...
I shared excerpts of this letter here almost three years ago to the day, noting that I sent it to the then-bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, William Curlin,... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
End-of-Week Miscellany: War and Rumors of War, the Catholic Vote in 2016,...
David Gibson reports on Father James Martin's new book Building a Bridge, which calls on Catholic pastors and the LGBT community to listen to each other. Read more
Posted on 08 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Paul Ryan, Erik Prince, Steve Bannon: Welcome to the Catholic Table! (People Lik...
In the Catholic church in the U.S., there's a nice, secure seat at the table for Paul Ryan.Erik Prince has a wonderfully bedecked place high at the best table o... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Comments Not Showing for Bilgrimage?
Dear Readers: Rolando has emailed to tell me that the comments are not showing for him here in the past several days. That is, he can read postings, but cannot... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Recommended: Daniel Schultz's Critique of Peter Beinart on Trump's White...
Also in news commentary worth our consideration today: I highly recommend to you both Peter Beinart's essay in the current issue of The Atlantic, which argues... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Gay Student Becomes Student Body President at Texas A&M, Opponent Claims...
As Sam King explains in an op-ed piece in today's New York Times, last week, the energy secretary of the U.S., Rick Perry, took the astonishing step of issuing ... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Backwards-Focused and Angry: Parallels Between Trump Voters and One Nation Voter...
Yesterday, The Guardian published an excerpt from an essay written by David Marr for the Australian journal Quarterly Essay, entitled "The White Queen: One... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Michael Boyle on Princeton Seminary Controversy: "Progressive Christianity Only...
Because I think this conversation is essential — and important — I'd like to add one more statement to the set of reflections I've posted in the last several... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Healthcare Debacle and the GOP Culture of Cruelty: "A Display of Incompetenc...
Thoughts and prayers with Paul Ryan, whose youthful dream of robbing poor people of their health coverage was dashed today.— Ned Resnikoff (@resnikoff) March 24... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Anita Little Comments on Princeton Controversy: "Growing Trend to Cry...
In an essay entitled "The 'Marginalization' of Tim Keller: When Anything Short of Adulation Is Oppression," Anita Little, editor of the Remapping American... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Reader Writes: Trump's Election Is "White America's Dorian Gray Moment"
The following response by Dulcis Memoria to yesterday's discussion of the Princeton seminary controversy is so powerful that I want to lift it from the... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Princeton Seminary Controversy: Concluding Thoughts About White Male...
The discussion about the furor regarding Princeton Seminary's decision to withhold its Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Witness from... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Day Goes On, William J. Barber's Prophetic Moral Testimony About Trump-Ryan...
Reverend William J. Barber III speaking yesterday at a protest of the Trumpcare legislation — by way of Charles Pierce: We must begin to say, no more. When all... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
What's at Stake with Trumpcare: Educational Resources from Social Media (and...
From Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesJonathan Chait, "7 Charts Explain the Horrors of Trumpcare": Obamacare is financed with a combination of higher... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Princeton Seminary Steps Back from Award for Pastor Who Promotes Female...
Yesterday, following controversy, Princeton Theological Seminary Seminary reversed a decision to give its Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Trumpcare Goes Up for Vote, Commentary on Theological-Ideological Roots of GO...
As healthcare coverage for between 20 and 30 million Americans goes on the chopping block today due to the voting decisions of large percentages of white... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2017 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY
