This isn’t a “favorite lentil soup” post as such.
Will Shetterly yesterday linked to two article about class, one of which was “Rich People Things, with Chris Lehmann: A Steady Diet of Nothing”
From that article comes this vital point:
While there’s little data this early in our present calamity to track the formation of durable attitudes toward [...]
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How you’ve learned to cope with less
PolityWonk on ministerial formation
I agree with Elizabeth (of “Elizabeth’s Little Blog”) that you should read PolityWonk’s “How UU Ministry Got to Be So Expensive” — and especially the little-told parts of the story from point #7 onwards.
In a related note, my own choice of seminary was conditioned on the full tuition I got from Brite Divinity School (M.Div. ‘97) [...]
Silverman on church finances
Yes, it’s a bit rude and tons of people have seen this. But it’s Sarah Silverman and I totally heart her.
And I love where she goes with respect to church wealth. And not just — by implication — the biggest owners.
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“Can my boss do that?”
Interfaith Worker Justice tomorrow launches a Web site called “Can My Boss Do That?” — a worker-oriented resource that uses a question-and-answer format to address labor rights. Some sections are state-specific. The facts can be a bit depressing, at first view. From a design point-of-view, I like how (1) it warns workers that employers might [...]
When discounting memberships, internationally
Another church administration tidbit, in a roundabout way, though really more directed to membership organizations with any sort of international outreach –
Membership organizations usually offer discounts for cause to members of certain classes of person — the young, the unemployed, students, the elderly, low earners, the retired, military service personnel, and so on — or [...]
Bookmark, use Class Matters
While I was reading the Class Matters site, promoted by Victoria Weinstein, who heard it from Hafidha Sofia (Never Say Never to Your Traveling Self), I noted
the UU blogger who left a comment, which as a state land-grant university educated person I appreciated.
how it hurts a little because it reminds me of how low-class I [...]
