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 […]
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Is Respect for Culture Good for Women?
Platform address by Dr. Joseph Chuman, May 4, 2014 It is a well-worn cliché that we can look at the glass as half full or as half empty. What is […]
Children and Their Human Rights
Throughout the world many children are denied their human rights. Many children are forced to become child soldiers, or are trafficked for labor or sex, and often wind up in […]
Simply Because It Is The Right Thing To Do
Platform address by Dr. Joseph Chuman, leader of the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County Dec. 1, 2012 The horror of the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, last month, has […]
Human Rights and the UN
Sixty years ago, in 1948, the General Assembly of the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On Dec 10, that declaration was reaffirmed as Human Rights Day. This […]
Is it Ever Right to Impose our Cultural Beliefs on Others?
“Circumcision” vs. “Mutilation” By Richard Bernstein A dozen gathered on a fine May evening to discuss if the appropriate attitude about garbage strewn streets and female circumcision should be acceptance, […]