Given ruminations on this blog of late on democracy, it's only fair also that this should get a look-in. In fact the strongest suggestion about a democratic system looks to me rather like using a kind of focus group as a ginger group for wider consultation. I think it could be part of the solution. The real key is finding ways to involve people in the debates at a sufficient depth. How could we harness all the chat-show and Kilroy/Oprah style stuff into proper democratic debate?
I like the idea of voting everyday over issues. I was going to write a sci-fi novella once on this idea -the punch line, so to speak was going to be when people woke up to the fact that the power 'now' resided with those who got to put the questions!
I think that there are issues here relating to church government. I was particularly interested in the 7-person decision group. Put me in mind of cell-groups. Now in the Anglican church of England all we have to do is work out a way to empower cell groups as part of the decision-making machinery of church which means replacing or placing within the PCC system.
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This is Rohit from WorldChanging. dude, why don't you come on over and participate! I liked what you said about "the power lies with the guy who raises the question". Can you expand that?
cheers!
rohit gupta
www.worldchanging.com
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