What are other people saying about this stuff?
I have run across several articles recently that made me think of you guys and the blog:
- USA Today: "Generation Y's goal? Wealth and fame"
The most important life goal for 18-25 year olds is to be rich (81%). Second most important is to be famous (51%). Last is to become more spiritual (10%). 30% of this group also said money/debt is their biggest problem. In 1967, the most popular life goal was "developing a meaningful philosophy of life." - EthicsDaily.com: "Baptist Pastoral Letter Calls Wal-Mart to be 'Golden Rule' Company"
In December, a group of Baptist pastors and leaders wrote a letter challenging Wal-Mart to to become a "Golden Rule" company, saying the company's practices conflict with "pro-family values like justice and responsibility." The pastors say that responsibility includes:
-- Fair-living wages, not poverty-level wages.
-- Generous health care benefits, not eliminating low-deductible health care plans.
-- Decent places to work that treat women with dignity and equality.
-- Respectful schedules for children in school.
-- Good benefits for sound retirements.
PS -- there was an interesting article on Wal-Mart's new labor scheduling software in last week's Wall Street Journal - CNN: "Christian CEO brings faith into workplace"
A blog entry by Anderson Cooper about the environment created by an overtly evangelical guy who is the CEO of a construction company in Tampa, Florida. The comments below the blog post are amazing. - LetJusticeRoll.org: Website dedicated to providing workers with a "living wage"
This website, sponsored in part by Sojourners, discusses the necessity for raising the minimum wage. Apparently the House passed an increase today.
Disclaimer: don't assume I/we agree with everything in these articles or on these websites. I'm linking them for their relevance more than their position.
More articles and/or opinions are certainly welcome…
posted by Matthew at 11:33 PM
1 Comments:
We just need to be friendly with people. Compliment people about things. Be high in praise and low in criticizing people. Or better ..DON'T CRITICISE AT ALL. Even if you know you are right and other person is wrong. It won't help if you make that person feel bad about them self. People love themselves, if you make them feel important they like you. You have to been sincere though. People will know if you compliment them on something you don't really mean. And always remember, be humble, like Jesus was. Always look for opportunities where you can help people. Sometimes someone just need an ear to listen. They just want to feel important enough that someone actually takes the time to listen to their problems or perhaps something exciting that happened in their lives that they want to share with someone
Regards
George
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