Second Annual UU Blog Awards
Voting Results
| Best Religious Writing or Theological Commentary - Single entry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yet Another Unitarian Universalist - Purple cows | 30 | 25.64 % |
| The ChaliceBlog - A lengthy essay about Liberal Christians and UUs | 30 | 25.64 % |
| Yellow Snapdragons - This I believe | 22 | 18.80 % |
| Peacebang - Ashamed of the Gospel | 18 | 15.38 % |
| Never Say Never To Your Traveling Self - Curiosity Turned Into a Rant: On Christianity and UUism | 11 | 9.40 % |
| Returning . . . - Christmas Eve Meditation | 6 | 5.13 % |
| Total Responses: | 117 | 100% |
| Best Religious Writing or Theological Commentary - Best of class | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lo-Fi Tribe | 31 | 22.30 % |
| Left Coast Unitarian | 28 | 20.14 % |
| PeaceBang | 19 | 13.67 % |
| The ChaliceBlog | 18 | 12.95 % |
| Philocrites | 8 | 5.76 % |
| Unity | 6 | 4.32 % |
| Boy in the bands | 5 | 3.60 % |
| Returning . . . | 4 | 2.88 % |
| A People So Bold! | 4 | 2.88 % |
| Errant Frogs | 3 | 2.16 % |
| Making Chutney | 2 | 1.44 % |
| Yet Another Unitarian Universalist | 2 | 1.44 % |
| the Socinian | 2 | 1.44 % |
| Radical Hapa | 2 | 1.44 % |
| ministrare | 2 | 1.44 % |
| Reverend Marti Keller | 1 | 0.72 % |
| Phil's Little Blog on the Prairie | 1 | 0.72 % |
| Free and Responsible Search | 1 | 0.72 % |
| Total Responses: | 139 | 100% |
| Best Review or Cultural Commentary | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Happy Feminist - MANLY MEN AND THE MEANING OF MASCULINITY | 30 | 20.00 % |
| Jess's Journal - Review of "Singing the Journey" posts at Jess' Journal: Introduction, 1000-1007, 1008-1014, 1015-1021, 1022-1031, 1032-1037, 1038-1045, Process Commentary, 1046-1051, 1052-1060, 1061-1067, 1068-1073 | 25 | 16.67 % |
| Lo-Fi Tribe - Religion as Empire | 24 | 16.00 % |
| Left Coast Unitarian - Us and Them | 22 | 14.67 % |
| The ChaliceBlog - The ex-Presbyterian presents: How to run a Goddamn meeting. | 16 | 10.67 % |
| PeaceBang - And I am Convicted | 9 | 6.00 % |
| The ChaliceBlog - CC goes to the doctor | 6 | 4.00 % |
| Happy Cindy Changes the World - Fred Phelps, Tom Cruise, and Me The Sremon, Readings | 6 | 4.00 % |
| The ChaliceBlog - Has CC mentioned she doesn't like Nora Ephron? | 4 | 2.67 % |
| Phil's Little Blog on the Prairie - Why Lakoff Matters | 4 | 2.67 % |
| Yet Another Unitarian Universalist - Purple cows | 3 | 2.00 % |
| El Caliz Azul - A Mexican in Alabama 40 Years after Selma | 1 | 0.67 % |
| Total Responses: | 150 | 100% |
| Best Anecdote or Narrative - Single entry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Left Coast Unitarian - Lucky to see that | 31 | 23.31 % |
| Lo-Fi Tribe - Egalitarian Festivals and Lowly Farmhands | 26 | 19.55 % |
| the Socinian - Stem Cells: This Time It's Personal | 15 | 11.28 % |
| Yellow Snapdragons - This I Believe, Audio Post | 14 | 10.53 % |
| The ChaliceBlog - Moments that don't suck | 8 | 6.02 % |
| The ChaliceBlog - The Tale of the Sex Goddess Bathrobe | 8 | 6.02 % |
| iBeth - The Saga Ends Here (I hope) | 5 | 3.76 % |
| The ChaliceBlog - The Mysterious Ways of Adults | 5 | 3.76 % |
| The ChaliceBlog - How CC came to stop protesting | 4 | 3.01 % |
| The ChaliceBlog - CC Gets Her Bach On | 3 | 2.26 % |
| Returning . . . - On Neil Gaiman, Superfans, and John's Rule About Meeting Favorite Authors | 3 | 2.26 % |
| Out in Waves - Dan's Queer Relationship | 3 | 2.26 % |
| Jess's Journal - Happy Hallowe'en! | 3 | 2.26 % |
| Rev. Marti Keller - Why Servanthood is Bad | 2 | 1.50 % |
| Free and Responsible Search - Hope: A 49th Birthday Reassessment | 2 | 1.50 % |
| Out in Waves - Embracing a Generation | 1 | 0.75 % |
| Total Responses: | 133 | 100% |
| Best Anecdote or Narrative - Best of class | ||
|---|---|---|
| The ChaliceBlog | 31 | 21.23 % |
| Left Coast Unitarian | 28 | 19.18 % |
| Lo-Fi Tribe | 22 | 15.07 % |
| PeaceBang | 16 | 10.96 % |
| Yellow Snapdragons | 15 | 10.27 % |
| Philocrites | 7 | 4.79 % |
| Boy in the bands | 6 | 4.11 % |
| Jess's Journal | 5 | 3.42 % |
| Respectful of Otters | 3 | 2.05 % |
| Eccentric Father | 3 | 2.05 % |
| Out in Waves | 2 | 1.37 % |
| Leaves from the Notebook of an Untamed Cynic | 2 | 1.37 % |
| Language Games and Miscellaneous Arbitrary Marks | 2 | 1.37 % |
| Making Chutney | 1 | 0.68 % |
| Yet Another Unitarian Universalist | 1 | 0.68 % |
| iBeth | 1 | 0.68 % |
| Radical Hapa | 1 | 0.68 % |
| Total Responses: | 146 | 100% |
| Best Design or Use of Visuals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lo-Fi Tribe | 32 | 26.23 % |
| The ChaliceBlog | 24 | 19.67 % |
| Philocrites | 18 | 14.75 % |
| Jess's Journal | 17 | 13.93 % |
| FUUSE | 7 | 5.74 % |
| Eccentric Father | 7 | 5.74 % |
| Returning . . . | 4 | 3.28 % |
| Never Say Never To Your Traveling Self | 4 | 3.28 % |
| Language Games and Miscellaneous Arbitrary Marks | 4 | 3.28 % |
| Out in Waves | 2 | 1.64 % |
| Radical Hapa | 2 | 1.64 % |
| TUUT: Talking UU Technology | 1 | 0.82 % |
| Total Responses: | 122 | 100% |
| Best Links | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philocrites | 40 | 31.75 % |
| The ChaliceBlog | 24 | 19.05 % |
| Lo-Fi Tribe | 23 | 18.25 % |
| The Wildhunt Weblog | 19 | 15.08 % |
| Radical Hapa | 15 | 11.90 % |
| A People So Bold! | 3 | 2.38 % |
| Unitarian Universalists in the Military | 2 | 1.59 % |
| Total Responses: | 126 | 100% |
| Best Writing | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Happy Feminist | 30 | 18.99 % |
| Left Coast Unitarian | 29 | 18.35 % |
| Lo-Fi Tribe | 24 | 15.19 % |
| The ChaliceBlog | 20 | 12.66 % |
| PeaceBang | 18 | 11.39 % |
| Philocrites | 13 | 8.23 % |
| Returning . . . | 4 | 2.53 % |
| Boy in the bands | 3 | 1.90 % |
| Errant Frogs | 3 | 1.90 % |
| A People So Bold! | 3 | 1.90 % |
| Phil's Little Blog on the Prairie | 3 | 1.90 % |
| Making Chutney | 2 | 1.27 % |
| Out in Waves | 1 | 0.63 % |
| it's all one thing | 1 | 0.63 % |
| Respectful of Otters | 1 | 0.63 % |
| ministrare | 1 | 0.63 % |
| Never Say Never To Your Traveling Self | 1 | 0.63 % |
| Jess's Journal | 1 | 0.63 % |
| Total Responses: | 158 | 100% |
| Best Online Community or Group Blog | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coffee Hour | 31 | 38.75 % |
| FUUSE | 21 | 26.25 % |
| Unitarian Universalists in the Military | 11 | 13.75 % |
| A human rights weblog | 5 | 6.25 % |
| Unitarian Universalists' Journal | 5 | 6.25 % |
| UUCM: Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry Network | 4 | 5.00 % |
| Language Games and Miscellaneous Arbitrary Marks | 3 | 3.75 % |
| Total Responses: | 80 | 100% |
| Best Non-UU-Themed Blog | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Happy Feminist | 48 | 29.27 % |
| Lo-Fi Tribe | 28 | 17.07 % |
| The Wildhunt Weblog | 26 | 15.85 % |
| Left Coast Unitarian | 22 | 13.41 % |
| Yellow Snapdragons | 21 | 12.80 % |
| Eccentric Father | 6 | 3.66 % |
| debitage | 3 | 1.83 % |
| Respectful of Otters | 3 | 1.83 % |
| Red State Rebels | 3 | 1.83 % |
| Radical Hapa | 3 | 1.83 % |
| Language Games and Miscellaneous Arbitrary Marks | 1 | 0.61 % |
| Total Responses: | 164 | 100% |
| Best UU-Themed Blog | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philocrites | 38 | 27.94 % |
| PeaceBang | 28 | 20.59 % |
| Left Coast Unitarian | 26 | 19.12 % |
| The ChaliceBlog | 25 | 18.38 % |
| A People So Bold! | 5 | 3.68 % |
| Happy Cindy Changes the World | 4 | 2.94 % |
| Phil's Little Blog on the Prairie | 3 | 2.21 % |
| Out in Waves | 2 | 1.47 % |
| Liberal Faith Development | 2 | 1.47 % |
| A human rights weblog | 1 | 0.74 % |
| Coffee Hour | 1 | 0.74 % |
| Radical Hapa | 1 | 0.74 % |
| Total Responses: | 136 | 100% |
