What we always suspected

CC’s many permutations of the Mark of the Beast (ChaliceBlog, Sunday March 5th ) reminded me of a proof from High School Algebra class, one with many permutations of its own- here’s one appropriate to the venue:

Membership in the UUA requires an expenditure of time and money; expressed mathematically it would be:
Membership = (time)(money)

As we all know, time IS money, and therefore may be substituted into the equation:
Membership = (money)(money)
or
Membership = (money)^2

We also know that money is the root of all evil; substituting again we get:
Membership = (evil^ ½ )^2

Solving the powers, we get the final answer:
Membership in the UUA = Evil!