Comments on: Who is the most influential living Unitarian? (Nominations)

By: kitketcham

kitketcham — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:19:25 +0000

My nomination seems to keep falling off the comments. Earlier I nominated Bill Schultz, president of AMnesty International.

By: h sofia

h sofia — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:05:45 +0000

Now that I know who Tim Berners-Lee is, I would have to second (or third, or fourth) that nomination!!!

By: Philocrites

Philocrites — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:45:02 +0000

Forrest Church and Robert Fulghum are probably the best-known proponents of explicitly UU ideas.

But Tim Berners-Lee and Matt Groenig (who seems to be UU only in the sense that Thoreau was: raised in the church before moving on) are much more influential.

By: h sofia

h sofia — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:52:48 +0000

Okay … my nominations:

Ysaye Barnwell – composer and member of gospel group, Sweet Honey in the Rock.

Robert Fulghum – writer, former UU minister

Kurt Vonnegut – I know so many non UUs who adore this man ….

By: chutney

chutney — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:33:10 +0000

Oh, and let’s try and get all the nominations in by noon tomorrow (Nov 30). I’ll put the poll up later that day or the next day.

By: chutney

chutney — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:31:55 +0000

Thinking more about the larger world than just inside the fold.

By: h sofia

h sofia — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:14:19 +0000

Most influential for whom? For UUs or for the rest of the world? For the theology or for the culture?

By: Robin Edgar

Robin Edgar — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:07:21 +0000

Without Tim Berners-Lee you wouldn’t be saying much right now. . .

By: fausto

fausto — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:51:14 +0000

Right this moment, I’d have to say Olbermann.

By: chutney

chutney — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:52:49 +0000

And let’s try to up the representation from the not-a-bearded-white-guy demographic.