Comments on: Who’s the UUA Board out to get? http://boyinthebands.com/archives/whos-the-uua-board-out-to-get/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:56:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Dan http://boyinthebands.com/archives/whos-the-uua-board-out-to-get/#comment-39146 Dan Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:10:07 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/whos-the-uua-board-out-to-get/#comment-39146 Hmm, I heard that a motivating factor behind the decision was the fact that all IAs got time slots at General Assembly, which left very few slots for general interest workshops/lectures. Don't know if this is true... Actually, what I get out of this mass disaffiliation of IAs is how out-of-touch most IAs have been. Most IAs in my experience is that a third of them are pretty narrow special interest groups pushing narrow agendas, rather than true grassroots organizations that have a broad interest in UUism, and another third are poorly managed and badly organized. Only a few IAs actually live up to the standards of, say, the UUWF at the time of the Women an Religion resolution. Hmm, I heard that a motivating factor behind the decision was the fact that all IAs got time slots at General Assembly, which left very few slots for general interest workshops/lectures. Don’t know if this is true…

Actually, what I get out of this mass disaffiliation of IAs is how out-of-touch most IAs have been. Most IAs in my experience is that a third of them are pretty narrow special interest groups pushing narrow agendas, rather than true grassroots organizations that have a broad interest in UUism, and another third are poorly managed and badly organized. Only a few IAs actually live up to the standards of, say, the UUWF at the time of the Women an Religion resolution.

]]> By: John Simcox http://boyinthebands.com/archives/whos-the-uua-board-out-to-get/#comment-39129 John Simcox Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:15:27 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/whos-the-uua-board-out-to-get/#comment-39129 Although I don't think the UUA is necessarily out to get me or any of my friends, I don't like to see groups to which I feel very close being rejected as IAs. I last attended a UUA GA in 2004. I thought I might attend again in 2010 (if our world should go on until then) when it comes to my city, but now am leaning toward signing up only for a few side shows. Although I don’t think the UUA is necessarily out to get me or any of my friends, I don’t like to see groups to which I feel very close being rejected as IAs. I last attended a UUA GA in 2004. I thought I might attend again in 2010 (if our world should go on until then) when it comes to my city, but now am leaning toward signing up only for a few side shows.

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