Dave Matthews
Weâve never needed prayer more than this moment, so it wasnât the best timing for University of Vermontâs College of Arts and Sciences to drop its religion courses among major cutbacks this month.
I recalled signing on for the introductory survey course on worldâs religions my senior year at UVM. I quickly realized an 8 a.m. class wasnât a smart choice for a budding journalist, working downtown part-time, waiting for West Coast sports results to insert into the 1 a.m. final edition.
OK, it was 3 credits and a ticket to join my generation as we moved into the exciting lives that lay ahead for the next 50 to 60 years. Maybe the family traditions stayed with us at some level, but the religion course, and its variety of messages, was fading away in the rear-view mirror.