tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15178007.post5680677694436043070..comments2024-02-25T16:56:47.627-05:00Comments on Magdalene's Egg: It All Started With LucentFather Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170260624474428623noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15178007.post-13374013482861681942012-01-04T14:24:06.266-05:002012-01-04T14:24:06.266-05:00Of course, Board of Pensions DOESN'T offer a p...Of course, Board of Pensions DOESN'T offer a pension... and thus the confusion when retired pastors had their annuity payments decreased in the economic downturn. "But, its a guaranteed pension!" many cried. And so, we are on our way out the portico.Anna Sorensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282584909692804697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15178007.post-25361538041562158392012-01-02T18:42:32.868-05:002012-01-02T18:42:32.868-05:00Re: the asterisk. They seem to enjoy lawsuits. We ...Re: the asterisk. They seem to enjoy lawsuits. We might re-label them: TLC ("The Litigious Church"). ;))markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644908598349358844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15178007.post-66327260508325768782012-01-02T01:33:43.356-05:002012-01-02T01:33:43.356-05:00I hate it - it is ridiculous to change the name. ...I hate it - it is ridiculous to change the name. But then I am still annoyed that AAL got changed the Thrivent - which is, in my humble opinion - another idiotic name change.<br />Happy New Year!<br />SBD+Pastor S. Blake Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450359908151707153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15178007.post-67723513116032263412011-12-31T11:14:50.550-05:002011-12-31T11:14:50.550-05:00When I saw this announced change a few months ago,...When I saw this announced change a few months ago, I very much had a "whaaa???" moment. My guess is that they were trying to get away from the 2008/2009 recession debacle. I'm also guessing that the name change is designed to bring non-elca funding into the company since, well, there's only so many pastors and seminarians out there and they only have so much money - probably not enough to rebuild their endowment (and they probably don't trust the organization anymore either).<br /><br />This is all speculation, of course, but I find it very strange. Sure, the original name was long, boring, and not an easy brand but it at least said something about its target audience and what the organization is for. The new name has no brand history nor does it really mean anything. And as I'm getting close to getting a job where I'll have the option to join the organization, I honestly don't trust them - in fact, I don't know them at all. I'm leaning to sticking to Vanguard and T Rowe Price instead.stynxnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535879071372230701noreply@blogger.com