“Democracy” is a gospel word in our culture. It’s sacred. But, when we use it, what do we mean by it? It comes to us, we know, via the Greco-Roman inheritance of “the West”: Demos (the people), Kratia (rule by). That seems clear enough – rule by the people – but do we have that? If we…
In the previous post I mentioned that there were two issues that seemed to be at the heart of the discord between me and those who had objected to my notice, via the congregational list serve, concerning my self-employment initiative. The first was the issue of “sanctuary” versus “economic activity” – which was the major…
As well as my Pagan affiliations, I am also a member of a Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Recently I let that community know of my blog and my “benevolence fund” process via that community’s list serve. And, although several other people in the congregation are trying to earn or augment livings via artisanal endeavors, it appears…
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