Posted by Fr. George (FrGeorge) on 3/6/2007, 12:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Anyone believing..." You are assuming that this operation is market-driven, but I see this as a non-for-profit. Nobody has to buy widgets in order to balance the investment. All their really needs to be is the appearance of interest in order to attract donors. If the 'product' doesn't motivate donors, then it will fold. Remember, Nielsen rations don't apply here: there will be no independent way to track listenership. Boeing and Airbus have balance sheets that AFR and 'HelleAmerica' don't/won't have. Most of us know that the donor potential of the Orthodox has not even been scratched. Part of it is pathological, another is sociological, while another still is simply a lack of organization (man, do we have that down!). So, if people want to give their money to others to play with, let them do so if it makes them happy. If living in a monastery with no electricity or indoor plumbing makes you happy, do it. If you think being an investment banker will bring you satisfaction, I'm all for it. My experience is that being close to God makes me happy, and so I follow Him and He takes me places (when I don't mess things up). If I had money to donate, I would find ministries that I'd think are genuine. I don't lecture people about their greed from the comfort of a 28,000 square foot house, nor do I begrudge the man who owns such a house. It just isn't my call since I gave up being a god.
Well, Dean, I guess we just don't agree on this one. 
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