Today we had The Reverend Frederick J. Streets come talk to us at school. He spoke about many different things including politics, religion, society, and what you use your life for. He was able to relate his message to current events and pop culture and used rhetoric to get this message across. Some interesting points he made….
-Science and Religion complement each other.
-Being curious and discovering new technology and ideas is important.
-Have a positive impact on the world and people you meet everyday, not just during a big moment in your life/career.
-People of different and cultures are connected more then ever over the internet and it is important for them to understand and learn from each other.
“The Reverend Frederick J. Streets was appointed Chaplain of Yale University and Senior Pastor of The University Church in Yale in 1992. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Jerry (the nickname he prefers to be called) is the first African American and Baptist to hold this position. He is also a member of the faculty at the Yale Divinity School and of the clinical social work faculty at the Yale Child Study Center. His research, publication, teaching and lecture interests are in pastoral theology, institutional leadership and development, and religion and social welfare. He holds the Master of Divinity degree from Yale University and masters and doctoral degrees from Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York. “ -Yale University Website