UCC Does Lent, JEM Style

The Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ—deep in old Congregationalist territory—has decided to practice a “carbon fast” for the season of Lent, starting in early March. The links on their page didn’t work for me, but I can imagine what might go into the effort. The obvious component is to drive less and drive more wisely when that is an inevitability. I didn’t see anything about refraining from the use of home heating fuel, but that would indeed be a bold statement if I have any clue about the temperature in Massachusetts in the winter. (You gotta forgive me about the weather thing. I have this Ivory Tower called California from which I pontificate!) And it might just be the kind of bold statement that UCC has traditionally liked to make in a long history of progressive action.

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What Time Is It?

What Time Is It? V, U, or L O’clock?

“How long before the economy recovers?” is now a frequent question. In this economic moment, the clock is ticking. What time is it? Is this the year of recovery? Or, is it the time when Earth’s support systems cannot support the demands placed on her by humanity’s economic recovery plans, now nine trillion dollars worldwide and growing?

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