Religion and recession
It is counter-intuitive to figure out that religion benefits during the downturn. NYT reports that there has been a significant increase in church goers since September. But bigger numbers are not turning into more $.
Reducing collections, poor fiscal management and past borrowing binge blunders are forcing more religious institutions towards chapter 11.
That leaves us with broader questions surrounding the business motives of the religion. Should religion be run like "business" ?
It is counter-intuitive to figure out that religion benefits during the downturn. NYT reports that there has been a significant increase in church goers since September. But bigger numbers are not turning into more $.
Reducing collections, poor fiscal management and past borrowing binge blunders are forcing more religious institutions towards chapter 11.
That leaves us with broader questions surrounding the business motives of the religion. Should religion be run like "business" ?
posted by Cogito at
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
2 Comments:
Nope not at all Just like schools should not be run like businesses, religious establishments should not be run like that as well. Well atleast that is what I hope for :).
By
Srihari SN, at 4:10 AM
Yeah, that is always an eternal challenge for these institutions. How to marry their ideals with business survival techniques?
By
Cogito, at 11:09 PM
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