Sunday, May 4, 2014

Collected links:

Cultural Creatives, what is an elder play specialist doing there?
http://www.wisdomuniversity.org/CCsReport2008SurveyV3.pdf

Friday, May 2, 2014

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Community Currency - What Passes for Healthy Exchange

The currency says, "Eat Better, Move More, Make Good Social Contacts, Avoid Harm" with open space.

If distributed as a check, would it go to the Bank right away? Would it trade on a tilted table? Could it fuel a Farmer's Market or specials at Busch's? Would the Hardware and Pharmacy deal with favored items?



http://issuu.com/dgcmagazine/docs/community-currency-magazine-january-2010/1


http://issuu.com/dgcmagazine/docs/community-currency-magazine-march-2010-timebanks


How can our community currency succeed?


http://www.communitycurrency.org/resources.html

Want to play Community Currency?
http://www.openmoney.org/letsplay/index.html 

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Has Oprah Hosted Brights?

What is a Bright?

Religion of Oprah Article (sample below)

...and how about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possibilianism

Lofton has a talent for turning pop culture into examples of religious studies theory. She called Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” a theme song for Halloween and an example of American tradition in the online magazine, Religion Dispatches. She wrote about George Carlin’s anti-religious humor and John Travolta’s Scientology to point out places where religion and media meet. And she is always taking note of how, and where, religion operates. “As a scholar of a religion, I think it’s one of our jobs to be cued into how people manage pain, and the idea of evil, or whether or not we live in a just world,” Lofton said. That’s where the Oprah Show comes in. From her perspective as a scholar, Oprah––the magazine, the Book Club and all the products of Oprah Winfrey’s multimedia production company, Harpo––is bursting with indications of where Americans look for answers to life’s trials. Lofton argues that Oprah Winfrey acts as an authoritative guide, someone with a script for living a good life, without condemnation or perceived dogma. Lofton says, “This is a religion for those who don’t want to be religious, but want to feel revelation.”

Saturday, July 23, 2011

God's Approval Rating Survey Results

God's Approval Rating: 52%

Almighty gets high marks for creation, but loses points on natural disasters

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 22, 2011 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) – Forget presidential and congressional approval polls. The left-leaning Public Policy Polling has finally asked the big question: "If God exists, do you approve or disapprove of its performance?" Some 52% approve of the job God is doing; 9% disapprove; and 40% are unsure, reports the Atlantic Wire. By comparison, John Boehner and both congressional Republicans and Democrats all got 33% approval ratings—with Rupert Murdoch getting a dismal 12%. Obama's approval rating was not measured.
God scored top marks for creating the universe, with 71% giving that job the thumbs up; 56% approve of God's "handling of animals." Perhaps surprisingly, 50% approved of the way God handles natural disasters.