religion
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The Enduring Relevance of Ethical Culture
Today, our world is much different than when Felix Adler founded Ethical Culture in 1876. Yet, of all the “religions of humanity” created in the 19th century, it alone has survived into the 21st. In this platform address, leader Joseph Chuman discusses why Ethical Culture has endured.Read More
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Einstein’s Religion
Einstein, a friend of Ethical Culture, believed that behind or within reality there exists an order that is rationally structured and is scrutable–but only partially–to the human mind. Einstein also believed that ethical behavior should be based on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs.Read More
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What Can You Believe If You Don’t Believe in God?
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By Michael Werner I grew up in an area so Catholic that I had never met anyone or didn’t even know anyone who wasn’t Catholic. One day a Protestant family […]
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Politics as Tribalism
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By Dr. Joseph Chuman, Leader of The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County It is as frightening as it is mysterious. Donald Trump did not create it, but he has […]
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President’s Column: Welcome Back! Sept. 2016
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Janet Glass A group of about 70 people will be gathered in fellowship on Sunday, September 11, in the Meetinghouse of The Ethical Culture Society. The group has come together to […]
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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 […]
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About Kindness: It’s Not All Unicorns and Angel Wings
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in PresidentBy Janet Glass, President of The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County My Regrets New Year’s resolutions. Often made, seldom kept. So, what could my resolution have to say to […]
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Speaking of Ethics: Living a Humanist Life
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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 […]
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Ethical Culture Is Not Atheism, But What Is It?
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By Dr. Joseph Chuman, leader, Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County What I want to do for my first address of the new season is what I have always […]
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