We try to bring interesting, topical things to the public. But we don't get into politics or religion.

When Newt Gingrich spoke, he spoke strictly on history. You never would have known what his political leanings were from that lecture. We stay away from issues of religion and politics, and try to pick topics (and speakers) that are happening now.

We've had a lot of great speakers with our series. We network a lot, but primarily it's our board - made up of people from all over - that help us find speakers.

So no, I’m not too big on religion...and not very fond of politics or economics either...And why should I be? They are the man-created trinity of terrors that ravages the earth and deceives those I care about. What mental turmoil and anxiety does any human face that is not related to one of those three?

There tends to be more division and exclusion in the way religion is brought to bear on politics these days.

Two things which are the peculiar domain of the heart, not the mind—politics and religion. He doesn’t want to know the other side. He wants arguments and statistics for his own side, and nothing more.