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Got a newsletter this morning from the state housing agency, with the usual bits of throwing their shoulders out of joint by patting themselves on the back for the great job they are doing. And announcing a new boss. She's a well-known lesbian.
A number of the groups I work with on homeless issues, affordable housing, shelters, group homes, etc, are "faith-based" organizations. Some openly call themselves "ministries." I don't argue religion with them. They are keeping people warm and dry and fed, and that counts for a lot in most value systems. Particularly in Maine in winter, when "homeless" can equal "dead."
I looked at that announcement and wondered if the governor's appointment of Ms. New Boss is going to end up hurting some of the agency's "clients" in the long run. If some of those so-called Christians are going to refuse to work with her, killing needed projects.
I know that some activists are in favor of confrontation. Like Billy Sherman, I prefer flanking attacks to frontal assaults. They often achieve the same result at less cost.
A number of the groups I work with on homeless issues, affordable housing, shelters, group homes, etc, are "faith-based" organizations. Some openly call themselves "ministries." I don't argue religion with them. They are keeping people warm and dry and fed, and that counts for a lot in most value systems. Particularly in Maine in winter, when "homeless" can equal "dead."
I looked at that announcement and wondered if the governor's appointment of Ms. New Boss is going to end up hurting some of the agency's "clients" in the long run. If some of those so-called Christians are going to refuse to work with her, killing needed projects.
I know that some activists are in favor of confrontation. Like Billy Sherman, I prefer flanking attacks to frontal assaults. They often achieve the same result at less cost.
