For those of us who are sensitive to public affairs and try to remain informed about the world around us, it seems that the moment we are in is besotted […]
Dr Joseph Chuman
Israel at 60: Prospects and Hopes for Peace
The media were flummoxed and the symbolism ran deep. LastThursday President George Bush went before the Israeli Knesset to warn theIsraelis not to think about appeasing terrorists in the search […]
When the Delusional Becomes Normative: George Bush’s War on Science
Among the most surreal episodes to take place in the Soviet Union in the Stalinist era was the assault on genetics, and the rise of Lysenkoism. Trofim Lysenko was an […]
Religions of Humanity Before Ethical Culture
by Dr. Joseph Chuman In this vibrant and exciting election year, religion, once again, is playing asignificant role. While no one has as yet exploited Jesus as his favorite“political philosopher, […]
Darwin’s Challenge to Religion and the Religious Response
Leader Joseph Chuman looks at why creationism is so popular and offers a proper religious response to Darwinism.
Ethical Culture Confronts Life’s Challenges
When I began my graduate seminar in human rights last Thursday evening at Columbia University, I told my students that to investigate the human rights field, to study in depth […]