Some say globalization has created a runaway world. Our UN correspondent looks at the contentious issue of globalization in trade and its effects on the poor as well as the rich.
Platform Meetings
Everyone is welcome to attend our Sunday morning platform meetings!
They are held at 11 AM (10 am in summer) in our building and also on Zooom. Non-members may obtain the Zoom link by emailing [email protected]. Our thought-provoking platform addresses cover a wide range of subjects relating to ethics in modern life.
Our speakers offer thoughts related to the philosophy of humanism or share their experiences and commitments in the struggle to foster peace, justice, economic fairness and racial and religious harmony.
The Ethical Culture Leader of Bergen County speaks on the first Sunday of each month, occasionally on the differences between Ethical Culture and other religious movements. Sometimes our meetings take the form of interviews or group discussions. Three times a year, special celebrations are held in conjunction with the children of the Sunday School.
Music, small discussions, coffee and socializing are also important elements of our Sunday morning experience.
If you would like to sample our programs before visiting (or if you are too far to visit) you may also choose from a large selection of our content on YouTube.com/EthicalFocus.
The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County welcomes people of all races, ethnic origins, religious backgrounds, and sexual orientations. The Society has a barrier-free front entrance.
Selected Platform Addresses by Guest Speakers
A Place at the Table: How the Nation’s First Congressional Lobbyist for Nontheists is Enjoying the Feast
by Lori Lipman Brown, Director of the Secular Coalition for America — September 21, 2008 When I was hired to be the first paid staff of the Secular Coalition for […]
Two Possible Futures for Ethical Culture
By Marc A. Bernstein, Ph.D. Sunday 27 April 2008 I became interested in Ethical Culture’s future when I began to study its past. About a year ago, Howard Radest, the […]
The Frontier of Truth
by Tony Hileman, Senior Leader, New York Society for Ethical Culture Any of you who have heard me speak before have likely heard me say that I believe Ethical Humanism […]
Mitt Romney, You’re No Jack Kennedy!
Perhaps the most extraordinary news coming out of the Iowa caucuses last Thursday was the victory of Barack Obama over his Democratic rivals. It is far too early to speculate […]
Does History Have Any Meaning?
By William C. Heffernan Thank you so much for your kind introduction. And thanks to the Bergen Society for inviting me back. By my calculation, fifteen years have passed since […]
