Tag: Charity

• Today Jesus would be an atheist

  My new home in Northampton, Massachusetts in some ways is not much different than life in the Washington D.C. region where I used to live. For example, there are plenty of homeless people here too. They are not hard to spot, particularly in downtown Northampton where they beg for spare change. I also see them…

  Mark

  January 4, 2016

  Life 2016

  Atheists, Capitalism, Catholic Church, Charity, Christianity, Homelessness, Islam, Judaism, Mormon Church, Podcasts, Religion

• Bored of directors

  You can only dodge the bullet for so long. Somehow I dodged it for sixteen years. That’s how long I’ve been attending my local Unitarian Universalist church. And that’s how long I’ve not been on its board of directors. Not that I never did anything more than put money into the collection plate. Over the…

  Mark

  May 5, 2013

  Sociology

  Charity, Non-profits, Religion, Unitarian Universalism

• Loaves and fishes

  Our minivan has been sitting a bit closer to the road recently. For a change, it is full of cargo: non-perishable food and donated clothing. In fact, our dining room is currently more of a pantry, full of boxes and bags of food including the perishable variety like bags of potatoes and onions. This food…

  Mark

  November 19, 2009

  Life 2009, Sociology

  Charity, Compassion, Homelessness