A New Theology for the 21st Century & Beyond

Introduction: What if all the true and good things of all the existing religions of today could be incorporated into one universal theology, this theology will have its foundation base on Science and Humanism without any supernaturalisms and shall be called Humantology.

Most all of today’s religions originated between the seventh century BC and the seventh century AD and the total population of the earth thru that time was only around 5 million to 300 million. Life was hard with very little comfort in every day life and the life expectancy was around today’s middle age. Science was not a word, the world was flat and the sun went around the earth.
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Governance of AFS #2

Because the membership (acting as a body) has the initial authority in AFS—that is, its authority is the beginning of any further assignment (delegation)—it has the right to make all AFS decisions. But that would be unworkable and even foolish—first, large groups are unwieldy; second, there’s not enough time; and third, specific persons have the needed expertise and can commit the time. However, the board cannot escape being the ultimate authority. The common way most boards exercise that kind of “sum it all up” authority is by approvals, like approving a budget, a program plan, a hiring, etc.  Continue reading Governance of AFS #2

Governance of AFS

The AFS board asked a number of months ago that I help with a long-overdue revision of AFS bylaws. To most people, bylaws are about as exciting as Luke’s genealogy of Jesus. Since my business was about boards for three decades until my recent retirement, maybe I should love bylaws. But no; I’m as bored as you are. What is stimulating, however, are our ideas about governance which, in turn, will cause bylaws to be written one way versus another. Continue reading Governance of AFS