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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Cruel New Policy of Diocese of Little Rock Attacking Gay Youth: More Discussion...
As I noted yesterday, the astonishingly cruel new policy forbidding students (and employees) in Catholic schools in Arkansas from even saying gay* is now being... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Bell Hooks on Patriarchal Masculinity and the Will to Dominate — Not to Love
I have shared this excerpt from bell hooks' All About Love with you previously.I'm sharing it with you again today — because Donald Trump and his supporters. Read more
Posted on 11 September 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Vincent Panettiere's These Thy Gifts: A Snapshot of Lay Catholic Rage About the...
As with any text, there are a number of different ways one might approach Vincent Panettiere's new novel These Thy Gifts (Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independen... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Catholic Schools in Arkansas Are Attempting to Erase the Identities of LGBT...
The new policy regarding gay* (in summation, they don't exist and can't exist in Catholic schools) students in Arkansas Catholic schools is getting more media... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
It's Not Getting Better Under Pope Francis: Report from My Own Back Yard, Where...
You know how I keep saying it's not getting better under Pope Francis — not for gay* Catholics? This is from my own diocese. This is the story we returned home... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Yesterday, Kate Drumgoole and Father Warren Hall; Today, Father José García:...
Yesterday, I wrote, I have to be honest: I don't see things getting better for gay* Catholics in the Catholic institution as it's currently configured. Read more
Posted on 08 September 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As a Week of Travel Ends, Update on My Whereabouts: Pope Francis, Donald Trump,...
I have to be honest: I don't see things getting better for gay* Catholics in the Catholic institution as it's currently configured. Read more
Posted on 07 September 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Readers Write: Pope Francis, Fox News, and Image Management; Humanae Vitae and...
Here are four valuable comments here from conversations in the past week or so (about different topics) — comments that continue to ring in my head after I've... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Note to Readers: Hoping to Catch Up Soon, Enjoying Your Lively Conversation Abou...
I'm away on a short jaunt, dear readers, and may not catch up with my task of acknowledging your welcome comments (or with my blogging task) for a day or so. Read more
Posted on 02 September 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Reader Writes: "Taking Someone's Job Away Is An Aggressive Attack on the...
Joshua McElwee reports that in his weekly audience today, Pope Francis told those gathered in St. Peter's Square that God never throws away or discards... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
National Catholic Reporter Announces It Will Restrict Its Commenting Services,...
Last week, I pointed you to some valuable (and worrisome) commentary about how trolls are trashing open discussion spaces online and causing some news sites to... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Charles Pierce on Hispanic Catholics As Key to "Catholic Vote" in 2016 Elections
Non-white Catholics are voting 71% for Clinton 13% for Trump. @PRRIPoll— Thomas Reese, S.J. (@ThomasReeseSJ) August 28, 2016White Catholics are voting 44%... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In New Jersey and Virginia, Lawsuits Filed Against Catholic Institutions Firing...
Last week, I pointed you to a story recounted at the Bondings 2.0 website about the firing of Paramus Catholic high school (New Jersey) teacher Kate Drumgoole... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In the News: Slight But Discernible Trend of White Catholics Away from Trump —...
The Blogger platform (which I use here) has a new feature that allows bloggers to designate a "featured post" on the blog's homepage. Read more
Posted on 29 August 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Parramatta (Australia) Diocesan Newspaper Catholic Outlook Back Online, with Tex...
For those who may not have seen the note I added last night to my posting earlier yesterday noting that Bishop Vincent Long's Ann D. Read more
Posted on 29 August 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Text of Bishop Vincent Long's Lecture Calling for Reassessment of Catholic...
The text of Bishop Vincent Long's recent Ann D. Clark lecture in Penrith, Australia, about which I blogged recently, has once again disappeared from the... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Where Have All the Christian Intellectuals Gone? (Does Anyone Remember John...
It's a thing now among journalists and religion commentators to ask what has happened to the public intellectuals of the churches in the past few decades — as... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Churches and Gay Folks: Three Statements To Read Side by Side
Three statements from religious news sites today that should be read and discussed side by side, I think:Father Thomas Reese at National Catholic Reporter: If... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
When We Already Know That Every Zygote Is a Baby, Why Waste Time Looking at...
I have a few more things to say about about the dishonesty of those who want to use natural law theology to argue that a zygote has unique genetic material... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Alt-Right and Donald Trump's Campaign: A Brief Primer
As Charles Pierce wrote yesterday, this is "the week everyone in America started saying 'alt-right.' " As a service to you readers, here's a list of article I'v... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY
