The Golden Rule as Personal Foreign Policy: Reclaiming the Story of Watkuweis Lay speaker Bud Smith With laws on the books such as Stand Your Ground, we’ve entered a period where we “do unto others before they have a chance to do unto us.” Is the Golden Rule too outdated, too passive, or inherently too … Continued

Bumper Sticker Wisdom Lay speaker Lauren Porr Bumper Stickers. Tweets, Advertisements. Sound bites. We are exposed to them all the time, but are we really paying attention to what they are telling us, or what we are telling ourselves about them? Lauren Porr, engineer and over-analyzer, attempts to dissect the kind of short and sweet … Continued

We All Need Someone Who … Guest speaker David Chapman Dave discusses basic human needs we all have as individuals and as part of our communities. What do we need from our relationships with other people and groups of people? What do we have to offer our friends and families and communities and how does … Continued

SUNDOWN TOWNS: A Window on White Privilege Rev. Cynthia Cain Some years ago, prompted by an African-American member of my church in Kentucky, I began a study of what are called “Sundown Towns,” places where, historically, Blacks were explicitly or implicitly warned to be OUT by sundown. These places are everywhere, including South Jersey. As … Continued