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Safest Place to Be
10.24.10 | Permalink | 2 CommentsOne of my part-time jobs in high school was working for a Christian book and office supply store (yes, it was both), so this post about the unreal safety of Christian books brought a smile to my face. Though he doesn’t mention the End Times shelf at the Christian bookstore, which might be the most […]
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Grace, Karma, and Bono
10.24.10 | Permalink | 6 CommentsThis post has been moved to Times & Seasons. I’ll be removing it entirely soon.
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Evil and Nazis
09.23.10 | Permalink | 6 CommentsSeptember’s UU Blog Salon topic is the nature of evil. In full awareness that I’m in danger of violating Godwin’s Law, here’s my response: After December 1941 (if not before) it was a good thing to kill Nazis. If it was December 1941 again, it would be good to kill Nazis again. Picketing and petitions would […]
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Facebook Won’t “Like” Your Church
09.23.10 | Permalink | 5 CommentsI’ve written about Facebook before, but this time I have a bit of a cautionary tale. We consolidated our congregation’s Facebook Page and Group into a new Page not too long ago. A volunteer stepped up to make it happen and reinvited everyone to come over to the new Page, and we now have more […]
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Quick Takes
09.21.10 | Permalink | Comments Off on Quick TakesThinking of taking this online course on media ethics called “Program or Be Programmed” with Douglas Rushkoff. Looks like some good reading and good discussion. Neato graphic summarizing his approach here. Thank god for the honesty of “Broken Buddha.” No need for “Love. Every. Minute.” pietism, no matter what god-talk you dress it up in. […]
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White Collarist Volunteerism
09.16.10 | Permalink | 6 CommentsI came across a PDF put out by the Corporation for National & Community Service called “The New Volunteer Workforce.” It’s a good, quick take on the current conventional wisdom on nonprofit volunteer management. It’s worth the read. But it seems to make several assumptions that I question, some of which I’m running into elsewhere […]
