The results are in. The most influential living Unitarian is Keith Olbermann.

After an early lead, Olbermann sank to third place while Matt Groening and Tim Berners-Lee vied for first. Meanwhile, a write-in campaign put Pete Seeger in the race as a late entry.

But then the Olbermanniacs got involved, and it was over for Groening and Berners-Lee. Olbermann took 51 of 140 votes. Keith Olbermann, we bow before you in awe of your Unitarian influentialness. Verily, we are not worthy.

What’s so influential about Keith Olbermann, ye dare ask? Probably editorials like this ten minute excoriation of Bush: Click to continue reading “And the most influential living Unitarian is…”

Details here. Chutney wonders: Will slash-dotters pass Berners-Lee a www.nuke.com? Will Harvard Lampoon sneak Groening a vengeful Sideshow Bob? Will Seeger finally unveil his double bladed banjo? Or will Vonnegut unstick them all in time? If you haven’t yet, vote.

The topic Blog Carnival #5 is the workplace, and Making Chutney is hosting! (I’m an excellent host.)

The deadline for entries is Friday, December 15. If you write a post you want included, please send a trackback to this post, drop a comment here, or use my contact form to pop me an email. You can also tag your post with “UUCARNIVAL1206.” I’ll put up the full Carnival next weekend.

You can read a fuller description of the topic at the UU Carnival blog.

Probably not. At least, not unless you want a bad case of the Martian’s revenge.

Of course. That’s why they call it influence, isn’t it? The influence of prominent Unitarians is a benchmark of how we’re doing as a movement. It’s a window into what we’re up to now.

Which isn’t to say that we know how well we’re doing by how many famous people we produce. By that logic, the Scientologists have got everyone else beat. Click to continue reading “Does influence matter?”

Voting is closed! Click here for the final results!

Tell your friends! Tell your neighbors! It’s time for the Most Influential Living Unitarian Iron Cage Death Match of Death!!™ (Two deaths, because it’s just that deadly.)

Last week we separated the merely Unitarian from the super Unitarian. (Burn, Unitarian chaff! Burn, I say!) And so now we shall choose one Unitarian to rule them all!

So vote already! Click to continue reading “Vote!! It’s the Most Influential Living Unitarian Iron Cage Death Match of Death!!™”