The more I follow stories about race in the Unitarian Universalist Association — and particularly the alphabet soup of policy-making at the highest elected levels — the more I (1) wonder what the real, heart-felt motive is and (2) fear that the UUA is locked into a uniform Boomer-driven worldview — not only about race, [...]
So now I’m curious what the total congregational expenditures and membership numbers tell us. How much church “do you get” for the money? This goes right to the question of church development. These are fair, but rarely asked questions when the promoted culture is “give, baby, give.” Must you have $2,000 to spare per head [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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. Share this article Hide Sites $$(‘div.d3412′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
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 [...]
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 — [...]
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 [...]
