Wednesday, May 11, 2011

The UU Faith Accountability Officer

I fear the Live-Your-Faith accountability officers more than I appreciate any incremental gains in hope, healing, justice, or compassion.

I'd rather take the shame of Sinkford's making nicety-nice with the Butcher in Teheran than embrace new ways of associationalism enforcing accountability on Sinkford's shameful act.

The quote below from here.

That’s another reason the UUA – including all the existing member congregations -- needs to embrace new ways of associationalism – so that people have places to make and hold each other accountable to living in those big promises, to deepening faith, and to working for healing and hope in this world. If folks already are able to do this alone – and given the large number of unaffiliated Unitarian Universalists, the indications are affirmative for that – just imagine how much more hope and healing, justice and compassion, and drawing the world into greater love might happen when we have meaningful religious communities of promise, accountability, aspiration, and practice.
After all, while there may not be a judgement day, History judges and that's Faith accountability enough.

1 comments:

Robin Edgar said...

Hi Bill,

I am having trouble finding any other reference to "Live-Your-Faith accountability officers" or any similar "officers". What exactly are you referring to here?