RUTGERS HUMANIST CHAPLAINCY, THOUGHTS ON RECENT TRAGEDIES
By Barry Klassel
Humanist Chaplain at Rutgers University
The school killings on December 14 in Newtown, Connecticut, 
brought representatives of various belief traditions together for a Memorial Service in a Somerset County (NJ) Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) a week later.
I went to express compassion for the survivors and to share some humanist thoughts. The event was sponsored by the Somerset County Cultural Diversity Coalition. The following is from a short few words I was able to offer while there.
The Human Community
Good evening. I’m an atheist and a humanist. You probably don’t have many people like me here with your group so thank you for inviting me to speak to you good people.
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