tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post7539187162180876679..comments2023-08-23T08:27:08.039-04:00Comments on UU A Way Of Life: Is winning the only thing? How about fair play?David G. Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-7549944311217370632014-07-30T18:55:45.259-04:002014-07-30T18:55:45.259-04:00The beliefs and values that drive predatory capita...The beliefs and values that drive predatory capitalism lead to significant injustice, in equity, and lack of compassion as we can see from the melt down of the financial industry. Highly unethical behavior of selling securities and then insurance betting they will fail makes one wonder how people can live with themselves. It's as if there is money in it especially in the white collar world, it must be okay from Enron, to Arthur Anderson, to Bear Sterns, etc. Do you suppose an Unitarian Universalists or other "good Christians worked for these corporations and carried out any of their unethical practices?<br />Kevin Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-42725064182711714222014-07-30T16:04:41.781-04:002014-07-30T16:04:41.781-04:00The norms and expectations of the work world espec...The norms and expectations of the work world especially in corporate America are often at odds with the seven principles. This places Unitarian Universalists in conflicted positions of hypocrisy being torn between the principles which they sworn to affirm and promote and the expectations, rules, and practices of the organizations and work they must perform.<br /><br />How could a good UU who works in the medical field deny a patient truly in need medical care just because the person doesn't have insurance and can't pay for the service? What ethic should the UU follow, the rules of the health care organization which now days is run as a business or the principles of the second principle calling for equity and compassion?<br /><br />Being a Unitarian Universalist and living a life based on its principles is not for sissies.Brad Jergensnoreply@blogger.com