The Bergen County Sanctuary Annual Benefit Dinner, held at the Ethical Culture Society building on March 7th, was a success that exceeded all expectations. Despite the fact that the gathering […]
Dr Joseph Chuman
From The Leader: Individualism Gone Wild
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world… The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. –W.B. Yeats Twenty-five […]
In Search of a Wider, Deeper, Richer Humanism
Today’s news is unsettling. Since September 2011, terrorism doesn’t seem so far away from us, even if it is taking place on the other side of the world. For those […]
Racism Endures
By Dr. Joseph Chuman, Leader of The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County The refusal to indict police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the killing (one wants to say murder) of […]
Human Rights and the Heavy Lifting of Social Justice, Sun., Dec. 7
When Jimmy Carter proclaimed in his inauguration speech that human rights would be the centerpiece of American foreign policy, few of his fellow citizens had any idea of what he […]
A memorial for Howard Radest, our founding leader
It is with great sadness that I report the death of Howard Radest, our founding leader, a personal colleague and mentor and member of the Bergen Society. Howard died last […]