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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Retrieving (and Critiquing) Imagination in a Time of Moral-Political Threat: A...
Yesterday, I wrote, How and when did the imaginations of some of us who vaunt ourselves on being "liberal" thinkers become so stunted, that we imagine the... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Defensive Responses to Critiques of Hillary's "Misstatement" About Reagans and...
I've been noticing an interesting (yes, that word again) thing lately in comments in my circles of Facebook friends. I'd like to think out loud about this... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Raymond Arroyo on Why (White) Evangelicals and (White Republican) Catholics...
"[Evangelicals and Catholics] are voting [for Trump] to keep their faith out of politics." @RaymondArroyohttps://t.co/ERMnBZIJh0— FOX Friends... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Raymond Arroyo of EWTN on "Amazing"...
Another dropping from the Catholic birdcage today (so many droppings, so little time!): Raymond Arroyo of Eternal Word Television Network tweeting last evening... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Trump Unmasks Catholic Republican Voters' Complicity in Racism, Catholic...
A week ago, I drew readers' attention to a bold, clear statement by Anthony Annett at Commonweal which notes the many respects in which the Republican party lin... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Why Trump Keeps Winn Despite...
Michael Sean Winters on how no amount of reporting on the growing violence at Trump rallies will deter Trump voters — rather, it spurs them on, because it's wha... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Derrick Jensen on What Happens When Hatred Masked as Economics, Tradition, Or...
Derrick Jensen on what happens when hatred that has masked itself as economics, tradition, or religious belief ("I'm not a racist; I vote Republican because... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "I Look Forward to the Day When He Is...
In response to Maureen Fiedler's National Catholic Reporter article about Trump voters as "nostalgia" voters (they want their white Christian hegemony back), ni... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Even Post-Donald Trump, Many White Catholic Voters Keep Denying That Racism Has...
I said yesterday that I'm finding this U.S. campaign season interesting. I'm going to use that word again today. You do realize that "interesting" is fraught... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Racism at Its Core: Statements by Patricia Hampl and Jeffrey Moussaieff Mason...
Posted on 14 March 2016
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Trumpism in the Heartland: A Report from the Ground ("Race Is at the Core of Wha...
The last weeks have been . . . interesting. This is a report from the ground.First, there was my state's primary on 5 March, in which Donald Trump led the pack... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Stephanie Krehbiel on Ruth Krall's Importance in Understanding Yoder Story:...
Several days ago, I published an essay here by the distinguished Mennonite scholar and abuse survivors' advocate Ruth Krall, responding to her erasure from the... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Massimo Faggioli on Catholic Trumpism and the "Moral and Intellectual Bankruptcy...
I wrote yesterday that the fact that white working-class Catholics are flocking to the out and out racist and xenophobe Donald Trump as he aims for the... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Trumpvangelicals" and Trump As Quasi-Evangelical Leader: The Mark Driscoll...
Here are a few links for all of you updating you on the "Trumpvangelical" (the term is Sarah Posner's) discussions we've had here previously, looking at why... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Anthony Annett and Patrica Miller Respond to Catholic Neocons Calling on...
At Commonweal, Anthony Annett responds to the appeal of Catholic neocons Robert George and George Weigel to Catholics to stop Donald Trump in his tracks, which ... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Footnote to Previous Posting: Trump's Appeal to White Catholic Voters...
To put the point of my previous posting very succinctly: the people who profess to "lead" the U.S. Catholic church — its bishops and its lay leaders in the medi... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Racism Is Not a Non-Negotiable: White Catholic Voters and Trump, Responsibility...
And so who's voting for Donald Trump in the primaries now being held around the country? The "surprising" (but entirely predictable, for those of us with close... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Ruth Krall, A Considered Response to Lambelet and Hamilton: Vis-à-vis the Topic...
John Howard Yoder (1927-1997)It's my honor to share with you today an important essay by Ruth Krall responding to a recent report published by National... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: Chris Hedges on Working-Class White Americans' Embrace of...
Chris Hedges writes,Lower-class whites are embracing an American fascism. These Americans want a kind of freedom—a freedom to hate. Read more
Posted on 04 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More on the Conundrum Confounding Beltway Media and GOP Establishment: Explain t...
My headline for the posting I just published mentions the continued strong support of white evangelicals for Donald Trump, support that is confounding the... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2016 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY
