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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Winding Bilgrimage Down as 2021 Begins
As readers may have divined, I've been slowly winding Bilgrimage down, and with the new year, will likely not be posting any longer. Read more
Posted on 01 January 2021 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
What Commentators Are Saying to Evangelicals Speaking Out — Finally! — About...
Some valuable recent commentary about the dangerous idolatory of Christian Trumpism:Heather Cox Richardson, "Letters from an American: December 13, 2020": In... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ruth Krall, A Meditation: The Third Sunday in Advent
The photo is by Hans Vivek, who has generously made it available for online sharing at Unsplash.Ruth Krall has written a beautiful sermon for the third Sunday o... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Open Sedition from Their "Pro-Life" Party and an End-of-Office "Killing Spree":...
Well, at least the US Catholic bishops are no longer babbling on about and pretending that all are welcome.A lot of us could have resolved that conundrum for... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Arkansas Governor and Med School Chancellor Warn We Are at a Critical Point,...
Leslie Rutledge on TwitterThis is Arkansas's Republican attorney general Leslie Rutledge on December 4.On December 3, Arkansas's Republican governor Asa... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ruth Krall's New Study Course "Black Lives Matter": A Valuable Educational...
Ruth KrallIf Robert P. Jones is correct when he writes that white Christianity has served throughout American history as "the central source of moral... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Case Died with Her: Documentary About Emilie Morris of St. Louis and Her...
For those concerned about sexual abuse and exploitation of minors by adult authority figures, and about the difficulties that how those blowing the whistle on... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
An Advent Sermon from Ruth Krall on First Sunday of Advent
The photo is by Hans Vivek, who has generously made it available for online sharing at Unsplash.It's my privilege today to share with you a sermon my friend Rut... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Jeff Altaras, "Evil Thrives When Good People Remain Silent": Discussion of Sexua...
I'm pleased to have the opportunity to share with Bilgrimage readers a fine statement by Jeff Altaras, commenting on the response of some members of the Canadia... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Pope John Paul II Was Warned About Allegations of Sexual Impropriety by Theodor...
Joshua McElwee on TwitterSome headlines today:Washington Post: "Vatican’s McCarrick report says Pope John Paul II knew of misconduct allegations nearly two... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"We Need to Talk About the White People Who Voted for Donald Trump": "Only...
KOAT Albuqerque, "Native man goes viral with downtown celebration dance"Brandon Tensley, "Millions of White voters are once again showing who they are":One thin... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Church Bells Ringing Throughout the World, Horns Honking, Fireworks and People...
"The Guardian, CNN's Van Jones brought to tears as Joe Biden wins US election"Mark Sumner, "America is celebrating like a cloud has left the skies and a weight... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Snapshots of Intersection of Religion and Politics, American Style, as Indicator...
Moi on Twitter, pointing to an AP Report by Elana Schor and David Crary, 6 NovemberOn this day when the worm may be turning (if at sloth's pace) in the US... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Piece of Personal Testimony on All Saints' Day: The Sanctity of Many Queer...
This All Saints' day, I think of a little iconostasis I kept for some years next to my desk. The saints whose pictures or icons I had on the iconostasis were... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Nation with Soul of a Church on Eve of Historic Election: Weaponized Bibles...
Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone, "God and the GOP: Will evangelicals stay loyal to Trump?" Charles Pierce writes, Just in case you were concerned that... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: "In Reality, Evangelicals Did Not...
I recently read Kristin Kobes Du Mez's book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (NY: Liveright, 2020), and... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
When the Instinctual Response of Christian Communities to a Changing World Is,...
Read the responses of a number of bishops and the homophobic sector of Catholic Twitter to the recently released papal statement about civil unions for... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Nobody Should Be Thrown Out": Francis's Latest Shock Wave (in Some Circles)...
James Alison, "Pope Francis backing same sex unions isn't a surprise. But it's still a big deal"As Jamie Manson tweets today, the usual Vatican shuffle is now... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
National Catholic Reporter Review of Sarah Posner, Unholy — "Sarah Posner's...
Here's a review I wrote of Sarah Posner's Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump, which appeared in the 2-15 October print edition... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
On the Destructive Pretensions and Posturings of Purists — While So Much Needs t...
It's the militant atheism that so easily gloms together with the militant anti-Catholicism, both perfectly mirroring militant Catholicism and evangelicalism,... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY