The Sheeple Spoke (Sort Of)
Posted by Melvin Jones on July 19th, 2009
I’m almost fully recovered. I got FTP operating again, I have my beloved image editing capability back, I’ve got e-mail (both accounts) and I can run iTunes. Life’s pretty good. However, one fellow isn’t really enjoying life that much.
It looks like Reverend Braxton doesn’t get to have as cushy a job as he had hoped.
You remember Braxton right? He’s the fellow who was getting a sweet deal from Riverside Baptist Church (though it’s not really a Baptist church, it’s “ecumenical”) in Manhattan. When I say “sweet deal” I mean his compensation package, in addition to approximately $400K in wages and perqs also included a $5k health club membership and $21K in tuition for his children and another hundred thousand for miscellaneous stuff.
Whether out of envy or a true sense of outrage, some of the more vocal sheeple rose up and sued to get the man out of office. While I won’t argue the propriety of the suit, the net effect was that Braxton decided to resign as the church’s well-paid hireling.
I can see these people are conflicted. Riverside apparently has a reputation as one of the most liberal churches in the area. Folks like Charlie Rangel (a crook if ever there was one) is, apparently, a member there. Braxton does a great job on social and political issues. He gets along with every one (as long as they don’t insist on an orthodox view of Jesus Christ), and he’s a great public asset. But apparently, the $600K+ figure was just a little hard for some of them to swallow.
It’s always good to see the sheeple revolt. I just wish the reason for the revolt would be one of doctrinal differences, not just an objection to the bottom line.
I guess it’s a good start though.