It is difficult not to comment on the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster.

Where were you, what were you doing, and how did you feel when you
heard the news about the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger 20
years ago?

I’ll go first:

I was in my office when I received a call from a school secretary who
was a member of our church. She was obviously crying. All the children
in the school had been watching on television to see the first teacher
in space. I guess the whole school was traumatized. She told me to turn
on the television quickly. I did and did not turn it off for the rest
of the day.

It was a horrifying experience.

I’ve asked for some comments in the Fellowship Forum as well as the Religion Forum. Take your pick. One will be from a Christian perspective (Fellowship) and the other (Religion) from an interfaith and secular point of view.