William Lindsey

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• Father Thomas Reese on John Paul II As a Loving Grandfather: Whose Experience...

  

  Father Thomas Reese thinks John Paul II came across as "a loving but benighted grandfather." And as I read that baffling observation, I try to place myself... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Midweek Grocery Store Story for You: More on the Role Religion Often Plays in...

  

  I have a middle-of-the-week story for you all. It's, among other things, a story about that lamentable tendency of groups of people who have experienced histori... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• David Gushee on "My Discovery in Recent Years of Versions of Christianity That...

  

  For Religion News Service, David Gushee writes today about how the hopeful view of how Christian communities relate to the world around him that he learned... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Race Matters: As White Supremacists Robocall Wisconsin, Discussion of "Hidden"...

  

  As anyone with eyes open has seen for years now in the American political context, the Republican party has long used racial resentment cynically, as a tool to... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• With Knights of Columbus Funding and Strong Connections to Well-Heeled Right-Win...

  

  Last week, I commented on a recent statement by Kaya Oakes at Religion Dispatches raising critical questions about the choice of John Allen to fund his... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Commonweal Editorial Slams "Illiberalism" That Would Shut Down Free Speech of...

  

  As I noted yesterday, the leading "liberal" Catholic journal in the U.S., Commonweal, has just published an editorial statement which maintains that... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Again with the Claim That Critics of Catholic Bishops' "Religious Freedom"...

  

  As I've noted previously, National Catholic Reporter's Michael Sean Winters just doesn't get it when it comes to understanding why many of us commenting on the... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• I Celebrate My Birthday, I Encounter "Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep" All Over Again:...

  

  Charles Wilber White, "Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep," Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art(My apologies that the Salon video embedded in this posting below seems... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Koch-Funded Business School of Catholic...

  

  Note the nightly Cigar Reception for those attending the recent neocon-spun conference on Catholic social teaching at the Koch-brothers-funded business school o... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: LGBTQ Human Beings, "the Church Doesn't Ow...

  

  Basque Franciscan theologian Jose Arregi tells LGBTQ human beings (his statement in Spanish is at the ATRIO site, and has been translated into English by Rebel... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "Instead, We Are Left with the Likes of...

  

  In response to Kaya Oakes's recent article about John Allen's decision to turn to the Knights of Columbus to fund his Crux journal, which I discussed... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• As Crux Turns to Knights of Columbus for Funding, A Reflection on Catholic...

  

  Tomorrow's my birthday, but Steve has informed me that the Birthday Rules dictate that one's birthday begins at sundown the day before, so I'm settling into... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Easter and the Longing to See Pharoah's Army Drowned: A Project in Which...

  

  In this Easter Sunday's New York Times, philosopher William Irwin describes a strategy for people who question the notion of God who want to contribute to... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• As Easter Nears, I'm Pondering Kaya Oakes's Question, "Is the Catholic Church...

  An open thread for Holy Week: is the Catholic church in America getting worse for LGBTQ people and women? https://t.co/q0KR9LKpfU— kaya oakes (@kayaoakes)... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Note to Chris Morley About a Disappearing Comment

  A quick note to esteemed reader Chris Morley, who left a comment here yesterday in response to the posting about the Zubik v. Burwell case: your comment showed... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• As Violence Is Discussed in Light of Brussels Atrocities, Some Food for Thought ...

  

  Violence is in the air these days. After the events in Brussels, it's being discussed all over again — as if it's something occasional, far-away, over there, no... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Jamie Manson on Pope Francis's Curiously Straitened Notion of Mercy When Women...

  

  For the University of Arizona's Zócalo Public Square blog, Jamie Manson explains the anguish of Roman Catholic women like herself, who experience a calling to... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Supremes Hear Zubik All-or-Nothing "Religious Liberty" Arguments: Commentary...

  

  The Supreme Court hears arguments this morning in the case of Zubik v. Burwell. At issue in this case: a number of religious groups including the Little... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Trump and Working-Class White Anger: Valuable Commentary Pushing Back Against...

  We've come a great distance since Selma, but we still have miles to March if we are to build the beloved community. pic.twitter. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Kelly Ladd Bishop on Complementarianism and Its Defense of Male Patriarchal...

  

  I like very much that Kelly Ladd Bishop calls complementarianism what it actually is: support of "male patriarchal headship." Complementarianism is the ideology... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY