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Saturday 17 July 2010

So a message to pastors and priests this Sunday: You share in the ethical responsibility of every decision made by your parishioners. If you inspire them to deepen their sense of ethical responsibility; if you give them courage to stand up for what’s right even if it means losing their job; if you sharpen their moral vision to see something beyond the morally bankrupt single bottom line of profit — you are doing God’s work. But if you don’t, no matter how big the attendance and offering numbers are, you are selling out. You are part of the same dirty economy as BP and Massey, thinking of your organization’s well-being and not of your responsibility to the community. You are part of a religious extraction industry, making a living by extracting time, energy, and money for the benefit of your enterprise rather than mobilizing and deploying agents of ethical responsibility and goodwill in the community and for the common good. And a message to engineers — and politicians, news managers, journalists, executives, managers, accountants, and others: If you are a person of faith, make sure you live it out in your profession. Singing, kneeling, tithing, praying, and listening to sermons on Sunday (or whenever) aren’t worth much if they don’t affect the way you do your work on Monday. Think of BP and Massey, Enron and Bear Stearns … and realize that your work reflects your values, your ethical character, and your vision of God and God’s character. Brian McLaren

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  5. vruz said: Amen. Emphasis on ethics vs. morals. Ethics are inclusive, morals are divisive.
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