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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Whose Life Is Expendable, Whose Is Not? More on Tacit Agenda of the "Pro-Life"...
Two days ago, I wrote, What most "pro-life" white Christian Republicans will not say out loud right now — though an increasing number are doing just that — is... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
While the Elderly, Minorities, and the Imprisoned Die, A Push to "Re-Open" the...
Reported US coronavirus deaths:7 weeks ago: 0 deaths6 weeks ago: 17 deaths5 weeks ago: 49 deaths4 weeks ago: 249 deaths3 weeks ago: 1,588 deaths2 weeks ago:... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Wisconsin as Worst Place to Be Black in US and Recent Voting Débacle: These Are...
Take a cue from Wisconsin voters who stuck it out during a torrential rain hail storm to make sure the Republican judge lost his seat. pic.twitter. Read more
Posted on 19 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Facebook Continues Censoring Bilgrimage, Labeling Links to Bilgrimage as Links t...
I just shared a link to my latest Bilgrimage posting on Facebook, only to discover — and I suspected this would happen — that Facebook has once again begun... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Facts, Numbers, Trump's Real Pandemic Record — and Continued Truth-Skirting of...
In my absolutely darkest moments right after the 2016 election I could not imagine this moment: thousands of Americans dying a day, an economic contraction to... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Jesus Paid It All": How the Pushback of Some US Catholics Vs. Church Closings...
Jesus paid it all,All to him I owe.As social gospel theologian Shailer Mathews noted in the early 20th century, those words from a beloved American hymn signal... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
12,000 US Catholics Sign Petition to Bishops to Permit Public Masses for...
Kansas Gov Laura Kelly puts in place a stay-at-home order and a ban on large gatherings, like other (sane) governors.Republicans in KS Legislature just... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Footnote to Previous Posting: Facebook Is Now Labeling Links to Bilgrimage as...
A footnote to the posting I just uploaded here a moment ago: I shared a number of days ago that Facebook was removing from my Facebook feed postings I made ther... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Cardinal Collins on Agitation of US Right for Congregational Worship During...
It’s so strange to hear people lamenting that they are deprived of church now, when many of those same people have been perfectly content for years now to see... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Some Churches Holding Palm Sunday Services in States Across US: Reuters'...
Editorial Board: A response to "We Are An Easter People"While clearly a cri de coeur from those who, like we, desperately miss the sacraments, we strongly... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Today's Guardian on Growing Backlash to Appeals to Cease Religious Gatherings,...
Since it appears some people just do not intend to get what's going on with some communities of faith — churches, notably — in the US during the pandemic, and... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: Right-Wing Evangelical Churches Want to Resist Closing Services...
David Neiwert, "Evangelical churches run smack into coronavirus' lethal reality, but some continue to resist"David Neiwert writes,Evangelical churches with a... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
An Update on What Has Been Happening with Facebook and Links to Bilgrimage
Facebook teamed up with Fox News for a coronavirus town hall, cementing its position as a right-wing company https://t.co/bvLd1m3fKR— Media Matters (@mmfa) Apri... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
As Some Officials Exempt Religions Gatherings from Stay-at-Home Directives,...
St. Ambrose of Milan, Cain and Abel, book 1, chapter 1, 3-4, from "Advice on Prayer — Ambrose," at Crossroads Initiative Here's some commentary for you from... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Facebook Continues Removing Postings I've Made Linking to Bilgrimage: An Update
An update on what is happening today with Facebook and postings on Facebook that link to my blog: Today, Facebook has been going systematically through recent... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Facebook Is Also Censoring Links to Bilgrimage Even When I Try Sharing Them Via...
One of my Facebook friends just asked me to send him one of the three links to Bilgrimage that Facebook has removed from my Facebook feed today, telling me... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Facebook Is Censoring Links to My Postings About Belligerent Response of Many...
Today, Facebook has censored links to my two last Bilgrimage postings — here and here. When I try to post links pointing to the two Bilgrimage postings on... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
How Some Catholics Are Doing Their Bit to Defy Medical Advice and Government...
If you want to complain about the no public Masses, new rules you must follow:-Read at least 10 articles on the closures of Churches during the Spanish flu ... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Again, Belligerent Response of Many "Pro-Life" US Christians to Pandemic...
At the risk of sounding like a broken record: these video documents need to be preserved for the record, so that if there is a future beyond this pandemic and... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Pro-Life Head of Liberty University Reopens School Against Sound Advice: Nearly ...
Jerry Falwell Jr., 25 May 2009, from the Brainyquote websiteDespite pleas from some of his own employees, from the governor of Virginia, from medical... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2020 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY