Towner is a [[Protestant]] [[Christian]], and is a member of the [[United Church of Christ]]. According to Towner, "science and religion [are] quite parallel, much more similar than most people think and that in the long run, they must converge"<ref>[[Harvard Gazette]] June 16, 2005 [http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2005/06.16/05-laser.html Laser's inventor predicts meeting of science, religion]</ref> | Towner is a [[Protestant]] [[Christian]], and is a member of the [[United Church of Christ]]. According to Towner, "science and religion [are] quite parallel, much more similar than most people think and that in the long run, they must converge"<ref>[[Harvard Gazette]] June 16, 2005 [http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2005/06.16/05-laser.html Laser's inventor predicts meeting of science, religion]</ref> |