tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post6761130662645873732..comments2023-08-23T08:27:08.039-04:00Comments on UU A Way Of Life: "Just sign the book. It's all good, pal."David G. Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-57686360969810708742014-08-16T10:36:45.504-04:002014-08-16T10:36:45.504-04:00You hit the nail right on the head with this one. ...You hit the nail right on the head with this one. My husband and I left a UU church after two years because these people just had no vision. It wasn't going anywhere and as they muddled along, people slowly dropped out one family at a time. The lack of leadership, standards, vision left a very mediocre organization that seemed stagnant. We have been things to be doing with our time. God bless!Barb McMullennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-41222344993438532112014-08-13T18:50:23.287-04:002014-08-13T18:50:23.287-04:00The minister sounds a little incompetent with his ...The minister sounds a little incompetent with his "just sign the book" pitch. Unfortunately, it seems this open arms approach is undermining any integrity which UU might have. We need to be open minded, but Unitarian Universalism isn't for everyone and anyone who thinks just anyone should join lacks the power of discernment. Perhaps UU would have more credibility is more was expected of an aspirant. I had to go to a 3 hour orientation program and an interview before I was inducted into Rotary for crying out loud.Adam Nathansonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-16835784523724861622014-08-13T10:48:07.515-04:002014-08-13T10:48:07.515-04:00Excellent essay! I especially like the section whe...Excellent essay! I especially like the section where you discuss the lack of leadership as a fertile ground for conflict. Of course, for there to be leadership in the organizational sense there has to be the delegation of authority which UUs are loath to do at their own peril. This is why all the jokes about UUs loving to discuss topics in a committee ad nauseum. It is a form of interpersonal masturbation where people get off in a competitive sense jockeying for ascendancy in the group rather than getting to a decision that will work. Therein is the kernel of truth which generates the jokes, and that turn people off and they would rather go it alone than waste their time with rumors, gossip, back biting, one upmanship, and petty squabbles to see who is going to get his or her way.<br /><br />This essay should be read by every board in the UUA in my opinion and the UUA needs to be re-vamped to accredit congregational members based on agreed upon standards of church operation and management.Brad Jergensnoreply@blogger.com