Comments for Radicalhapa.com Liberation and Mutuality

Comment on Building Anti-Racist Networks by pienmash

pienmash — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:35:46 +0000

Living as a cockney-speaking Irishman in London, I was raised in Brixton, Peckham and Lewisham. Multiculturalism is in my blood.

That’s what inspired me to shun the glitz of a New York Film festival to receive an award for Best International Feature Film, and instead to haunt the streets of Harlem with my feisty camerawoman Lilly Starr.

Your readers may appreciate the film that was created ‘Billy & Lilly go to New York’ – Runner up Best Feature Film – Waterford Film Festival 2009. http://billyandlillygotonewyork.wordpress.com/selected-for-waterford-film-festival/

Comment on Great Blogs of Color and Politics by Jess

Jess — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:28:31 +0000

Small world — my sister went to USC with Kari.

Comment on UUMA Convo Thread by radicalhapa

radicalhapa — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:17:34 +0000

good point Christine. i’m not sure what our ‘demographics’ are overall, i’m totally speculating, which is problematic. i actually haven’t seen as many new ministers here as i expected, perhaps because the cost and the lack of ministries that can afford the cost.

Comment on UUMA Convo Thread by Christine Robinson

Christine Robinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:08:32 +0000

Oh, the perpetual complaint that the Large Church ministers don’t come to enough minister’s gatherings. Sigh….

I imagine that the 400 participants are heavily weighted towards new ministers, and that, indeed, is when Convos are the most valuable to ministers. The Large Church ministers are heavily weighted towards old timers. (Did I hear someone say that 40% of us are retiring in the next 5 years? Something like that).

There’s only one large church, and the Church of the Larger Fellowship in all of New England, where the largest portion of our colleagues reside, and which is at least somewhat handy to this year’s Convo. There are no Canadian large congregations. Both of those pieces of geography are going to skew the attendance of large church ministers.

But the biggest reason the large church ministers didn’t come is because of the pressures of time.
I know that it’s hard to imagine the intensity of large church ministry…I’ve served churches at every stage and at every stage I thought I was working hard and smart…and every time my church grew, my work became more intense. The fact of the matter is that the larger my church, the less time I can be away, so I have to choose among the several minister’s gatherings and continuing ed opportunities that come my way each year. It’s one of the prices of church growth, already hard, and made harder by the complaints I hear from people when I do come.

Comment on UU Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy by radicalhapa

radicalhapa — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:35:09 +0000

I agree with Peter Bowden who writes:
“Personally I think that if we care we need to measure it. Without it it’s hard to have transparency and accountability.” …with respect to UUA’s policy governance.

Comment on UUMA Convo Thread by radicalhapa

radicalhapa — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:37:32 +0000

not enough snacks and drinks in between meals, sandwiches and soup every day for lunch. it is actually great food. tonight we’re having a huge banquet, which should be sweet.

Comment on UUMA Convo Thread by Scott Wells

Scott Wells — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:23:47 +0000

Curious: what is the nature of the simplified menu that makes it the point of controversy?

Comment on Blogging Again in 2010 by hsofia

hsofia — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:53:18 +0000

When are you going to the Phillippines?!

Comment on Morman Fairness by ogre

ogre — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:26:30 +0000

I’m not feeling all that charitable in my analysis of this.

Prop 8–major Mormon funding and effort.
Prop 1–major Mormon funding and effort (much more work at trying to disguise that, this time).

Now this.

I see it as a sacrifice move. Accept the right of GBLT folk to at least exist, occupy space, breathe, have someplace to live and the right to eat, maybe… in SLC… and PR the living hell out of the warm fuzzy Mormon action.

Pay no attention to the recent evil that was committed in Maine.

Looks like an effort to whitewash their public black eyes, to me.

Comment on Christians vs Everyone Else by truthmerchant

truthmerchant — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:01:05 +0000

Progressive Christianity and consistency:

http://truthmerchant.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/yet-another-christian-hypocrite/