Every week on Beliefnet we spotlight someone from our community who has made waves, helped and inspired others, or done something new. This week, it wasn’t difficult to choose someone–we had gotten several emails urging us to highlight RangerKen. He’s a veteran of 30 years in the army who married a fellow servicemember and settled in the Boston area. He’s the father of two grown children, a schoolteacher daughter and an army sergeant son. In his second career, RangerKen became a chemistry professor. He’s an Episcopalian married to a Catholic, an avid equestrian, and a huge fan of Winston Churchill.

What Members Had to Say About Him:
“He is a knowledgeable poster, an articulate writer and a gentleman through and through. He posts with conviction without waffling and yet he is open-minded to the other individual’s position. He moderates the Iraq War Board the way this government should be run – with as little interference as possible – yet in strict compliance with the Rules of Conduct. In this he is the MASTER MODERATOR of this very contentious board. He never fails to welcome new posters, to be supportive of their right of self-expression, and at the same time keeping his board disruption free and safe for ALL posters. In all things, he seeks to ensure ALL points of view are well expressed on his board.”- mlyons619
“What I know best about him is that he has brought calm and order to two very touchy boards and that he deals with members with such grace and humor that I can’t recall anyone taking umbrage at his actions. I am terribly fond of him. What impresses me about him is that despite his own strongly held beliefs about one of the most divisive issues of our time, he is respectful to those who differ and really believes in their right to express their differences.”- Cheryl, Beliefnet Community manager
What RangerKen Has to Say About Himself:
“I am fortunate that my current career lets me teach, help, guide, advise, and encourage young men and women to be the best they can be and to make a positive contribution to our country. I pray that I will always do it well.”
If you want to see RangerKen in action, you can view his profile here. You can also head over to the boards he moderates on the Middle East News & Politics Discussion.