Sunday, October 16, 2005
Churches
If you read here with any regularity, you'll know I'm not all that fond of churches and organized religions. And it doesn't matter which religions, Moslem, Christian, Jewish, whatever, they all give me a pain. Here's a reason why...
Saginaw is taking a major hit in employment - and this in a state with one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. Delphi, a big ex-GM auto supplier has just gone bankrupt and will probably cut wages and pensions by 50% or more. In Saturday's local newspaper - The Saginaw News, the main headline was "Unions stagger ahead" with two subheads underneath. One was "More competition, shifting sentiments dealing heavy blows" and the one that pissed me off, "Churches fear collection plates will take hits." Note that it wasn't "Churches make plans to help unemployed" or "Churches worry about how their parishioners will survive" or "Churches focused on helping shocked Delphi members", no it was the bottom line. The second paragraph of the story talked about how "The outcome could affect the bottom line drastically at churches throughout mid-Michigan..." Yes, I know that this is the paper's editorial viewpoint being reported, but still - the church is worried about its money. I guess it's kind of hard to pay off all those abuse suits when you lose your main income.
2fers: The Saginaw News and Saginaw Channel 5 TV News
