The New Moralism

Environmentalism is the new moralism. Since secular humanism rejects the idea of any accountability to a supreme being, but craves the comforting control of hierarchical moralism, they needed to find something! Enter environmentalism -- the ability to judge others without having to be accountable to God yourself.

Think I'm just being politically incorrect? Here are a few links for your consideration:

• http://icecap.us/index.php/go/faqs-and-myths
• http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/GlobWarmTest/start.html

So, am I anti-environment? Not at all. I'm just not willing to drink Al Gore's koolaid and swallow the hype from the Politico-Litigation-Media Complex? (Read Michael Crichton's 2004 book "State of Fear" for an accurate prediction of the politicization of the science of climate change).

With Religion (with a capital R) losing its hold over the masses, the control structure of society needed to find a new control mechanism. No I'm not a conspiracy theorist thinking the Illuminati met in secret to choose their next control technique. There is enough depravity and desire for an ounce of control in each human being that I'm sure this evolved organically.

So how does a Chicken Bob live in the moment of environmentalism?

1. Own your life - make healthy choices in your context
   
2. Identify and reject fear-based manipulation
3. Resist the temptation to judge the behavior of others according to an arbitrary hierarchical control structure
   

Trust in the Workplace

Jon and Steve flew up for a week of meetings in the Man Cave. We talked about lots of good work related goals, directions, evaluations, etc. But I think the best take-away for me was that "hierarchy is only needed in the absence of trust".

When we think of the Trinity, we are conditioned to put a hierarchy on it: Father is the grouchy boss, Son is the nice second in command, and Spirit does everything else. Top down. However, if there is complete trust, there is no need for hierarchy. The theological term is Functional Subordination. Which means that if you trust someone, you are willing to submit to them -- effectively chopping the legs out from so many debates about authority, marriage, rights, etc. The question is not do you have the God-given right to tell someone what to do, the question is do you trust them enough to submit to them?

I'm still trying to figure out how to foster a culture of trust. I suppose God has been working on it for millenia so I shouldn't be surprised if it takes me a while.