At this time of year, our Ethical Culture Society celebrates over three Sundays with festivals, food, music, and reflection that includes a solstice celebration, an uplifting community sing-a-long, and a true-story potluck called the “Do Tell! Diner.” All three programs begin at 11 am at our meetinghouse, where all are welcome.Read More
Secular Humanism
Joe Chuman gave today’s Platform Address, “Is it About Me or Us? How Should I Direct My Life?”
We opened today’s Platform with the induction of new member Jamie and her two kids into Society membership by Membership co-chair Lisa Schwartz and ECS Pres. Susan Lesh. Jamie’s school age kids have become enthusiastic ECS Sunday School students. This being the first of the month, ECS Leader Joe Chuman gave today’s platform address which […]
Sunday’s Platform, Rick McKay, St. Mary’s School & Finding Your Own Philanthropic Passion
Rick McKay’s moral commitment to his fellow humans was in evidence as he spoke Sunday of his fundraising work for St. Mary’s School & Child Rescue Center in Nyeri, Kenya. Among other aspects, he described the specific example of a bright young man who learned computer skills at St.Mary’s, and went on to found a […]
Today’s Platform by Joe Chuman, “Loving Our Neighbor and the World: Cosmopolitanism and the American Future”
As always on the first Sunday of the month, Society Leader Joe Chuman spoke this morning and his topic was, “Loving Our Neighbor and the World: Cosmopolitanism and the American Future”. Based in large measure on the concept of “cosmopolitanism” as described by New York Times “Ethicist” columnist Kwame Anthony Appia’s, (see this) Joe contrasted two […]
Today’s Platform by Alexander Hinton
Today’s Platform address was by Prof. Alexander Hinton who is a Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, Newark and an internationally recognized expert on the Cambodian Genocide. Between 1975 and 1975 the Communist Khmer Rouge regime killed over 20% of the population of Cambodia. Prof. Hinton’s talk was entitled, “What makes a man start fires’ From the Cambodian […]
Affirm Affirmative Action: On the Ethics and Politics of College Admissions
Sunday’s Platform Address was from one of our own, Sam Rosenblum on the topic of, “To Affirm Affirmative Action: On the Ethics and Politics of College Admissions.” Sam grew up in the Bergen Society and is a Sunday School Graduate. After graduation form one of those “highly selective colleges,” he worked in their admissions office […]
