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Humanism’s Farther Reaches

August 22, 2017

A former leader of the New York Ethical Society, Jerome Nathanson, often said that in his view Ethical Culture is the most important idea in the world. I often think of that claim when I look at the current state of affairs. Our political moment assaults us with realities that move in a direction opposite […]

Speaking of Ethics: Living a Humanist Life

June 4, 2014

Author: Joseph Chuman  (CreateSpace, North Charleston, S.C., 2014)   Reviewed by Doris Friedensohn On the cover of Joseph Chuman’s Speaking of Ethics, a silhouetted male figure holds a bullhorn in his right hand. With his left hand extended, index figure pointing upward, he rallies his troops. Women and men gesticulating wildly join him in protest. Action […]

A Place at the Table: How the Nation’s First Congressional Lobbyist for Nontheists is Enjoying the Feast

September 21, 2008

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 America in 2005, the five national organizations which comprised the secular coalition at that time, really didn’t know how the first Congressional lobbyist explicitly representing […]

Religions of Humanity Before Ethical Culture

February 3, 2008

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, “ Mike Huckabee has told us that he is “the Christian candidate,” and front-runner, John McCain has joined him in declaring theUnited States a “Christian […]

I’m a Believer

November 5, 2006

For anyone who cherishes reason, the last several decades of American life and politics must seem like a long descent into madness. We have always been a religious society, yet the public role and influence of religion has become phenomenally pervasive and powerful in the current Bush administration. We live in a time of faith-based […]

Religion, Ethnicity, Identity and Ethical Culture

September 10, 2006

As we well know, and cannot forget, tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the assault on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Time has confirmed the feelings I had then, that the collective psyche of Americans would be indelibly changed. Whether fear of continued terrorist attacks on American soil is hyped for political purposes or […]

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Platform Address: 50-Plus Years on the Front Lines of Reproductive Rights

February 28 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Mindfulness at Midday: Meditation, Movement, and Discussion Group

March 5 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Platform: The Culture of Ethical Culture

March 7 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mar 07

Ethical Eating for Humane and Healthy People and Planet

March 7 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

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