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 . . . Land that I Love . . . America at Thanksgiving 2001 by Matthew Ies Spetter - 2001
platform | leader |
Thanksgiving has come and gone and ahead lies the holiday season. But it is shot through this year with the awareness of loss. Loss of the sense of security. But loss especially because we know of that terrible burial ground in our midst where the lives of 4000 men, women and children were destroyed. So much innocent life, so many dreams, of people like us, extinguished, so many hopes pulverized, just a bus ride from our homes ...
100+ Ideas for Membership Growth, January 2001 by Staff - 2009
A long (continuously growing), list of ideas for Society membership growth. There is no particular organization to the list, so each user might be advised to review the list, identify a few items to focus on most pertinent to your society needs and resources, gradually build the practices into your operations (make them habits) and sequentially add additional items to your repertoire.
 1971 As International Year To Combat Racism by Staff - 1971
2011 Assembly Brochure by Staff - 2011
assembly | 2011 | columbus |
Official brochure and registration forms for the 2011 Assembly in Columbus OH
2011 FES Conference by Staff - 2011
2011 | fes | registration | brooklyn |
FES Conference 2011 Registration form and related materials
2011 RE Fall Conference Brochure and Registration Material by Staff - 2011
The 2011 AEU Religious Education Fall Conference and Family Weekend. This years theme "Ethically Talking So Kids Will Listen and Listening So Kids Will Talk" - The conference will take will begin on November 4th - 6th at the Stony Point Conference Center in Stony Point, New York.
2011 RE Fall Conference Brochure and Registration Material by Staff - 2011
2011 Religious Education Conference and Family Weekend Brochure and Registration Material.
2011 Youth of Ethical Societies (Y.E.S.) Conference by Staff - 2011
yes | 2011 | conference |
Come meet teens from Ethical Societies around the country and discuss this topic and others!
2013 ASSEMBLY BROCHURE - FAIRFAX, VA by Staff - 2013
The AEU's 2013 Assembly Brochure and Registration Materials.
20th Anniversary of March on Washington by Martin Luther King, JR. by Staff - 1983
94th Annual Assembly - Brochure and Registration Form by Staff - 2009
Brochure and Registration Form for the 94th Annual Assembly of the American Ethical Union hosted by the Ethical Society Mid Rivers, St. Louis, Missouri -- How We Live and What We Do
95th National Assembly Brochure by Staff - 2010
Complete program, registration forms, accommodations for the 95th National Assembly of the American Ethical Union at the University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
A brief history of the Ethical Culture movement by Pat Hoertdoerfer - 1995
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A brief History of the Ethical Culture Movement
A Call for a Just and Enduring Peace in Afghanistan by National Leaders Council - 2009
war | afghanistan | obama | nlc | leader |
The National Leaders Council of the American Ethical Union opposes President Obama's plan to dramatically increase the number of troops involved in the conflict in Afghanistan as unreasonable and unjustified.
A Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban by Staff - 1975
war | nuclear |
A Concept Map for Ethical Culture by Staff - 1991
The Concept Map is a summary of the Ethical Movement's philosophy: past, present and some thoughts about the future.
 A Secular Age by Amanda Poppei - 2009
Celebrate the beginning of the congregational year with us as Amanda considers whether we live in a secular age or a religious age—and how Ethical Culture can span the divide.
Abolition of Capital Punishment by Staff - 1960
Abolition of Capital Punishment Advocated by Staff - 1960
Abortion by Staff - 1979
abortion |
Abortion by Staff - 1973
Abortion Rights by Staff - 1982
Adventures in Humanist Community Materials and Registration Forms by Staff - 2013
AEU 2012 Lay Leadership Summer School Application Form by Staff - 2012
The AEU 2012 Lay Leadership Summer School Application Form
AEU asks Inclusion in Covenant of Declaration of Human Rights by Staff - 1951
AEU Assembly 2007 Brochure by Staff - 2007
Complete brochure for the 2007 AEU National Assembly at CW Post College Campus, hosted by the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island. Brochure updated May 2, 2007
AEU Assembly 2012 by Staff - 2012
assembly | 2012 | albany |
Program, registration and general information related to the 96th General Assembly of the American Ethical Union
AEU Endorses Universal Declaration Of Human Rights by Staff - 1949
AEU Lay Leadership Summer School 2012 Brochure by Staff - 2012
The 2012 AEU Lay Leadership Summer School Brochure.
AEU Reaffirms Its Resolve To Support World Peace by Staff - 1949
AEU Reaffirms Its Resolve To Support World Peace by Staff - 1949
AEU Religious Education Fall Conference -- 2007 by Staff - 2007
Brochure and Registration Form for the 2007 AEU Religious Education Fall Conference.
AEU Strategic Plan by Staff - 2005
Our commitment is to implement the Strategic Plan crafted by the AEU Planning Committee. This document contains highlights of the updated AEU Strategic Plan which adjusts AEU governance and implements recommendations of the Presidents Council to help in setting priorities for the Ethical Culture Movement.
AEU Summer School II Brochure 2007 by Various - 2007
Brochure for the new AEU Summer School II
AEU Urges Increased Assistance To Underdeveloped Countries by Staff - 1951
AEU Urges Lifting Immigration Barriers To Admit All Asian And Pacific... by Staff - 1949
Affirmative Action by Staff - 1984
Against Aid To Sectarian Schools And Religious Observances In Public Schools by Staff - 1961
Against Segregation by Staff - 1950
Against the Odds; The Need for Militant Humanism by Matthew Ies Spetter - 2003
platform | militant | leader |
What does it mean today to be an involved person? To find a response to that question we usually concentrate upon the issues of our day. They may be political, social, literary – we all like to quote a great deal ...
Alerts Members To Problems Of Aging, Urging Studies And Cooperative Action by Staff - 1960
 Alfred Maund's The Big Boxcar by Meredith Sue Willis - 1999
The University of Illinois Press is doing a great service to readers with ethical and social concerns by reissuing a series of American radical novels of the mid-twentieth century. The Big Boxcar by Alfred Maund, originally published in 1957, is the ninth in the series. Maund, a Southern white man, has written three novels. This was his first, but at the time of writing, he was already an experienced labor journalist and editor as well as an active supporter of the Montgomery (Alabama) bus boycott and the Cuban Revolution.
American Ethical Union: Statement of Purpose by Staff - NA
Statement of Purpose: American Ethical Union -- the American Ethical Union is the organization uniting the 20+ Ethical Societies and local groups. This document is the AEU's formal statement of purpose.
American Indians by Staff - 1976
Amnesty by Staff - 1979
Amnesty by Staff - 1976
Amnesty by Staff - 1972
An Ethical Concept of God by David Saville Muzzey - 1980
One of the questions inevitably asked of a member of an Ethical Society is, Do you believe in God? At first sight this seems like a simple question which can be answered by Yes or No. But in reality it is a very complex question. Everybody except the avowed atheists (and they are comparatively few) believes in some kind of God. Even the devils, we are told, "believe and tremble." And no tribe of men has ever been found that did not have its gods.
An Ethical Concept of God by Algernon Black - 1950
Responsible parents recognize and desire to do whatever they can to meet the child's religious needs. Thoughtful parents know that as the child grows he will have need of direction and faith. Wise parents know that they must not expect the child to accept indoctrination with beliefs which they no longer hold themselves.
An Ethical Society by Jone Lewis - 1995
A short statement on the vision for an Ethical Society
Ann Jones' Women Who Kill by Phyllis Ehrenfeld - 1996
jones | kill | women |
"Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her father forty whacks. Then she took another one, and gave her mother forty-one." Would the public forgive? Perhaps, but it helped if you were a lady. The most famous murderess in American history was found innocent in a court of law, in spite of both motive and evidence. Jones' detailed analysis of each of the cases she presents is as intriguing as a summary of a whodunit.
Anna Garlin Spencer by Religious Education Committee - 2003
This free coloring book was created by the Religious Education Committee of the American Ethical Union and is appropriate for preschool through early elementary aged kids. -- Ethical Humanist Heroes Collection.
Anna Garlin Spencer Volunteer Award by Staff - 2009
The Board of Directors of the AEU voted at its September 2008 meeting to develop an internal "AEU Ethical Volunteer Award" to recognize the grass roots nature of our religion and to acknowledge the unsung work of members of its affiliated ethical congregations. At its January 2009 meeting, the AEU Board adopted the description, criteria, and process below and named this award after one of the most well-known and recognized woman leaders in Ethical Culture, Anna Garlin Spencer.
 Anthology of Recent Platform Addresses by Ethical Culture Leaders by American Ethical Union -
Are We Religious? by Algernon Black - 1975
From the very beginning, those who have joined the Ethical Movement have interpreted religion broadly and we who are members today interpret religion as a way of life--a way of life dedicated to ethical values--rather than the acceptance of a set doctrine.
Arms Reduction And National Priorities by Staff - 1979
Asks U.S. Senate To Ratify Genocide Convention by Staff - 1951
 Assembly by Various - 2011
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Assembly 2007 Brochure Illustration by Staff - 2007
The Ethical Logo looms large above the profile of the lighthouse at the Fire Island National Seashore.
Assembly Brochure 2008 by Staff - 2008
To be held in Austin, Texas, the Assembly Brochure 2008 contains schedules, workshop descriptions, and registration forms.
Assistance To Developing Nations by Staff - 1973
Belief In Supreme Being Not Necessary For Moral Life by Staff - 1954
Belief In Supreme Being Not Necessary For Moral Life by Staff - 1954
Blatant Immoral Activities Of Reagan Administration by Staff - 1981
Bombing In Southeast Asia by Staff - 1973
Budget Priorities by Staff - 1985
Budget Priorities by Staff - 1981
Building Membership by Bob Kaufmann - 1990
A wide ranging advisory on how to attract newcomers, welcome them, bring them into membership and integrate them fully into the congregation. While some of the points are focused specifically at a Unitarian congregation, the monograph is a treasure trove of general and specific practices and attitudes pertinent to ethical societies that will lead to substantial growth and enhancement of the congregation if we implement them. When you get beyond the authoritarian tone of some of the recommendations, you will find innumerable gems of wisdom that you can see the logic of and readily apply. Some of the recommendations would take a staff of several individuals working full time to accomplish, others can be implemented by every member in the normal course of their daily activity. We recommend that you be selective and identify just a few of the recommendations that seem most appropriate to your society and set a goal to implement those. After those practices have been well established add a few others that you are prepared for. As your membership grows and more resources become available additional membership building recommendations can be taken on. Membership development can be recognized easily in the number of members, number of programs, number of newcomers, engagement of existing members, financial support. Membership development can be appreciated more qualitatively by the way people treat the other members of the society and by the positive impact of your programs on the broader community.
Busing by Staff - 1972
Busing Of Children by Staff - 1973
Bylaws of the American Ethical Union by Staff - 2008
As amended and approved by the AEU Board of Directors as a true and accurate record of the bylaws approved by the AEU Assembly.
Call For Steps To End War In Vietnam by Staff - 1966
Capital Punishment by Staff - 2000
Capital Punishment by Staff - 1979
Capital Punishment by Staff - 1973
Caring, Healing and the Waiting Heart by Matthew Ies Spetter - 1999
platform | caring | healing | leader |
“God Bless you” is how politicians these days conclude their speeches. But no one appointed them to the priestly function to bestow blessings.
They want our votes. Fine! But quasi religious exclamations are meant to be manipulative. Faith, is the private business of the citizen ...
Ceremonies by Staff - date n.a.
The Ethical Culture perspectives and guidelines on weddings, memorial services, baby naming ceremonies, and committment ceremonies.
Character vs. Destiny by Horace J. Bridges - 1975
"I would rather die having spoken after my manner, than speak in your manner and live." So spoke Socrates to those who had falsely accused and unjustly condemned him.
Child Care & Early Childhood Education -- Church-State Separation by Staff - 1989
Child Development by Staff - 1971
Child Development, Family And Day Care Centers by Staff - 1972
Chile by Staff - 1974
Church-State Separation Is Of Paramount Importance by Staff - 1962
CIA Foreign Involvement by Staff - 1975
Circumscribing Presidential Powers by Staff - 1973
Citizens United by Staff - 2011
candidates | policy |
WHEREAS, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the United States Supreme Court in a highly controversial five to four decision, ruled that corporations are "persons" and as such have a virtually unlimited right to expend corporate funds in support of political candidates, and ...
Civil Rights by Staff - 1985
Civil Rights A Moral And Ethical Obligation by Staff - 1950
Civility by Joseph Chuman - date n.a.
Things have changed. Civility has taken another blow, and I don't like it. Mine are not the ravings of a supercilious conservative or moralistic doomsayer. I am a progressive, a Leader in the Ethical Culture Movement, for whom the struggle for social justice is a religious passion. Human right, freedom of conscience, racial harmony and the welfare of children have all been on my agenda. Only a small fraction of these efforts have landed on the barricades; dramatic displays of success have been relatively few. Dreams of victory are chastened by the enormity of the opposition and the paucity of resources.
Climate Change 2009 by Staff - 2009
resolution | ethical | action |
WHEREAS: Climate Change is a catastrophe driven by human choices that have resulted in unsustainable and inequitable use of carbon-releasing energy sources, and
Climate Change Resolution by Staff - 2010
Urges the AEU Board of Trustees send letters to President Barack Obama and EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to use all the constitutional power vested in the executive branch to take comprehensive steps to keep our air free of pollution and our planet free of the drastic consequences of global
Concern for Children in Poverty by Staff - 1996
Congress Urged To Hasten Action On Proposed Federal Aid To Education by Staff - 1950
Congressional Quick Freeze by Staff - 1984
Congressional Transfer Amendment by Staff - 1978
Conscription by Staff - 1967
Consolations by Alfred W. Martin - 1975
But strangely enough the vast majority of Christians do not agree with Jesus on this point; ney, they hold the every opposite view.
Consolations of Ethical Religion by Matthew Ies Spetter - 2000
platform | end-of-life | leader |
Last September Bill and Judith Moyers presented a report on “Endof-Life” issues in Today’s America. It was a report about how millions of Americans try to balance medical intervention with their hope to help, those they love, to die with some comfort and dignity ...
Constitutional Principle Of Separation Of Church And State Reaffirmed by Staff - 1961
Consumerism And The Regulatory Agencies by Staff - 1975
Control And Allocation Of Atomic Energy For Peaceful Pursuits Of Mankind by Staff - 1954
Create Committee To Give Support To United Nations by Staff - 1948
Creating Ethical Societies by Staff - 2005
membership | circle | fellowships | exploratory | creating | societies |
Thinking of creating an Ethical Society in your area? Here is a growing document that may be helpful in deciding whether to take this on, and in continuing with the project after you begin.
Crime And Penal Reform by Staff - 1971
Crime And Social Change by Staff - 1972
Criminal Code by Staff - 1974
David Kaczynski by Staff - 2007
David Kaczynski, keynote speaker at the 2007 AEU National Assembly.
Dealing With The Ozone Depletion by Staff - 1987
Deplores Outbreaks Caused By Racial And Religious Intolerance by Staff - 1958
Deploring The Indictment Of Dr. Benjamin Spock, Et Al by Staff - 1968
 Dialogue April 2002 by Staff - 2002
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue Autumn 2006 by Staff - 2006
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union.
Dialogue Autumn 2007 by Staff - 2007
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue Autumn 2009 by Staff - 2009
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue December 2004 by Staff - 2004
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue December 2005 by Staff - 2005
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue January 2003 by Staff - 2003
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue January 2004 by Staff - 2004
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue July 2003 by Staff - 2003
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue July 2004 by Staff - 2004
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue July 2005 by Staff - 2005
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue June 2002 by Staff - 2002
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue March 2003 by Staff - 2003
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue March 2004 by Staff - 2004
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue May 2003 by Staff - 2003
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue May 2004 by Staff - 2004
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue May 2005 by Staff - 2005
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue November 2002 by Staff - 2002
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue November 2003 by Staff - 2003
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue September 2002 by Staff - 2002
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue September 2003 by Staff - 2003
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue September 2004 by Staff - 2004
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue September 2005 by Staff - 2005
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue Spring 2006 by Staff - 2006
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union.
Dialogue Spring 2007 by Staff - 2007
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union.
Dialogue Spring 2008 by Staff - 2008
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue Spring 2009 by Staff - 2009
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue Spring 2010 by Staff - 2010
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue Summer 2006 by Staff - 2006
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union.
Dialogue Summer 2007 by Staff - 2007
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue Summer 2008 by Staff - 2008
tibet | assembly | torture |
China, Tibet, and the Olympics -- Notes From the 93rd Assembly -- Seven Years — Already? -- Executive Director’s Report -- Elliott-Black Award -- The Secular Coalition -- AEU Resolution: Opposing Torture -- We Don’t Do That -- Letter to the Editor -- If God is Dead, Who Gets His House? -- Political Activity and the Ethical Society -- At the United Nations -- AEU’s Website -- An Adler Book You Might Actually Enjoy! -- Black and White Thinking -- Dedication of Kotkin Memorial Terrace -- 2008 Lay Leadership Summer School
Dialogue Summer 2009 by Staff - 2009
Extensive reporting on the National Assembly, 2009, held in St. Louis, MO.
Dialogue Summer 2010 by Staff - 2010
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue Winter 2006 - 2007 by Various - 2006
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union.
Dialogue Winter 2007 - 2008 by Staff - 2007
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Dialogue Winter 2009 by Staff - 2009
Newsletter of the American Ethical Union
Direct And/Or Indirect Military Aid To Indochina by Staff - 1974
Directions to Frost Valley Main Campus by Staff - 2011
Disarmament by Staff - 1983
Disarmament by Staff - 1982
Disarmament, Un Peace Forces, World Organization And Cooperation by Staff - 1960
Discrimination Against Homosexuals by Staff - 1979
Discrimination Against Homosexuals by Staff - 1972
Display Ad for History of Disbelief by Staff - 2007
Display ad on the occasion of AEU's co-sponsorship of a PBS 3-part series.
Distinctive Features of the Ethical Movement by Alfred W. Martin - 1975
history | features | movement |
At its very inception the Ethical Movement was a religious movement. The group of men and women who met on that memorable Sunday morning, May 15th, 1876, were in search of something wherewith to consecrate their lives. They were of one mind in the belief that the human spirit is all starved and forlorn save as it comes into vital contact with an ideal of holiness.
Doctor Assisted Suicide by Joseph Chuman - date n.a.
Margaret was a proud woman. Her coifed hair, meticulous attire, a love of art and music testified to her refined, aristocratic tastes. Her bearing suggested a person whose sense of self was firmly rooted in the ability to order her life and tame the ruffles of unruly misfortune.
Dr. Kevorkian and Assisted Suicide Resolution by Staff - 1993
Education To Stop Manufacture & Sale Of War Toys & Games by Staff - 1989
war | toys | games |
Eight Commitments of Ethical Culture by Various - NA
Ethical Culture is a religious, philosophical, and educational movement. Our focus is on how we live our lives and not on what we believe. The Eight Commitments of Ethical Culture (Ethical Humanism) is an attempt to put into words some of the commitments underlying Ethical Societies.
El Salvador by Staff - 1982
Encroachments On Constitutional Principle Of Separation Of Church And State by Staff - 1949
Endorsement Of U.N. Universal Declaration Of Human Rights by Staff - 1949
Endorses Stand Of Joint Commission On Mental Illness And Health by Staff - 1962
Endorses The Declaration On The Rights Of The Child by Staff - 1960
Energy Supply Corporation by Staff - 1975
Engaging Members in the Work of a Society by - 2009
growth | membership | members | volunteers |
The section on Engaging Members in the Work of a Society considers primarily growth in quality of membership, and only indirectly growth in number of members. It contains ideas, devices, tools, and procedures for increasing volunteering by current members in our societies. Three types of material are included in this focus: (1) guidance for persons recruiting and coordinating volunteers; (2) examples of tools for recruitment of volunteers; and (3) sample job aids for volunteer activities.
Environment by Staff - 1971
Environmental Protection by Staff - 1985
chemicals | protection | pollution | regulation | environment |
Equal AirTime by Staff - 1975
Equal Rights by Staff - 1971
 Ethical Action Report - April 2012 by Staff - 2012
The April 2012 issue of the Ethical Action Report reports on the following topics:
**Protect Young Black Men: Demand Equal Justice Before the Law
**Constructive Opportunities for our Youth: Support the PROMISE Act
**Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act!
**Show our Humanity by Protecting Dolphins and Whales
Ethical Action Report - April 2013 by Staff - 2013
In the April Report topics discussed:
Earth Day at NYSEC - Abe Markman
Teaming Up in Baltimore
Curt Collier's Other Life
A Little Dirt Never Hurt: A Streambed Cleanup with NOVAS - Marv Friedlander
One Endorsement from Philly
Ethical Action Report - December 2011 by Staff - 2011
The December 2011 Issue of the AEU Ethical Action Report addresses the following topics:
* Reform Capitalism by Supporting the Benefit Corporation Model
* Support U.S. Funding of UNESCO
* Maintain U.S. Opposition to Torture
* Consider Alternative Giving this Holiday Season
Ethical Action Report - December 2012 by Staff - 2012
Welcome to the new Ethical Action Report!
- In this Report topics discussed are the following:
(1) ISSUE FOCUS: Bearing Public Witness Against the Death Penalty
(2) Is This Ethical Action? A Series of Commentaries
(3) Follow up on the November Ethical Action Report!
(4) Continued Appeal for Submissions to the Ethical Action Report
Ethical Action Report - February 2012 by Staff - 2012
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In this Issue topics that will be reviewed are:
* Hold Wall Street Accountable
* Promote Green Energy Innovation through Incentives
* Support the Reason Rally and the Secular Coalition for America Lobby Day
* Define Medical Neglect to Include Faith-Healing-Only Treatments for Children
Ethical Action Report - July - August 2012 by Staff - 2012
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The July - August 2012 Issue of the Ethical Action Report addresses the following topics:
**Let People, Not Money, Vote: Overturn Citizens United
**Keep Political Ads off PBS and NPR
**Build Peace and Reduce the U.S. Military Presence in Afghanistan
**End Government Subsidies and Tax Breaks and Loopholes
Ethical Action Report - June 2012 by Staff - 2012
In June Issue of the Ethical Action Report topics to be reviewed are the following:
**Let People, Not Money, Vote: Overturn Citizens United
**Keep Political Ads off PBS and NPR
**Build Peace and Reduce the U. S. Military Presence in Afghanistan
**End Government Subsidies and Tax Breaks and Loopholes
Ethical Action Report - March 2012 by Staff - 2012
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In the March 2012 issue topics discussed are:
* Demand Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Ask the Supreme Court to Embrace Ethics Reform
* Protect the Artic from Oil Exploitation and Ruin
* Seek Non-Military Easing of Tensions with Iran
Ethical Action Report - March 2011 by Staff - 2011
Support the Equal Employment for all Act
Defend Family Planning and Planned Parenthood
Defend the 2010 Affordable Health Care Act
Protect Budget Priorities Serving Vulnerable Poplulations
Ethical Action Report - May 2011 by Staff - 2011
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Our May 2011 Issue of the Ethical Action Report addresses the following topics:
*Write Congress to Support Employment Non-Discrimination * End Federal Funding of Religious Schools * Keep Light Bulb Efficiency Standards in Place! * Defend the Rights of Muslim Americans
Ethical Action Report - May 2012 by Staff - 2012
In this issue of the American Ethical Union's Ethical Action Report topic reviewed are the following:
* End Racial Profiling
* Encourage Voter Participation!
* Support Comprehensive Progressive Immigration Reform
* Reduce Carbon Emissions
Ethical Action Report - November 2011 by Staff - 2011
Our November 2011 Issue of the Ethical Action Report addresses the following topics:
* Educate and Act on Occupy Wall Street
* Wind Power, Not Tar Sands
* Protect Women's Right to Choose
* Advocate Non-Military Budgetary Priorities
Ethical Action Report - November 2012 by Staff - 2012
The November 2012 issue of the Ethical Action Report will focus on the Expressions of Gratitude during our Thanksgiving celebrations.
Ethical Action Report - October 2011 by Staff - 2011
October 2011 Issue addresses the following topics:
- Reform the Criminal Justice System
- Make Sure the "TRAIN" Act Doesn't Become Law
- Insist on Supercommittee Transparency
- Maintain Funding for the United States Institute of Peace
Ethical Action Report - September 2011 by Staff - 2011
September 2011 Ethical Action Report
Ethical Action Report - September 2012 by Staff - 2012
In this Issue of the Ethical Action Report area to be covered are:
Issue Focus: Gun Control
Discussion Issue: Framing Ethical Culture Ethical Action Projects
Ethical Action Spotlight: Chocolate and Child Labor
Ethical Action Report 2.0 - February 2013 by Staff - 2013
In this issue topics to be discussed are the following:
1) Obama and Climate Change
2) Honoring MLK Jr. Day
3) Reaching the Homeless and Disaffected - Ethical Action at Work at Our Society
4) Fighting Homelessness in Asheville
5) Follow Up from WES: the 10th Giver
Ethical Action Report 2.0 - March 2013 by Staff - 2013
In this Report topics of discussion are:
* Portrait in Deeds: Jennie Fels of Philadelphia (1855-1943)by Betsy Lightbourn
* Leg of Mutton, Taco Bell, Vegetable Soup, Soda
by Marv Friedlander
* In Honor of Animals: Some Darwin Day Activities
* Previewing the Ethical Action Report for April: An Earth Day Special Edition!
Ethical Action Report 2.0 - May 2013 by Staff - 2013
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In this Report:
Sign-up for our June 13th Advocacy Day!
"Anti-Abortion Forces on the March" by Abby Scher
NYSEC Helps Promote Paid Sick Leave: A Personal Reflection by Abe Markman
Try a "Do It At Home" Service Project, by Melissa Sinclair
Ethical Action Report 2.0 - October 2012 by Staff - 2012
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In the October 2012 issue of the Ethical Action Report topics covered include:
Letter to the Editor: AEU Religious Education Resources
Issue Focus: Occupy at its One-Year-Anniversary
Issue Focus: Child Immigrants
Discussion Issue: Criminal Justice Reform
Ethical Action Report Apr 2006 by Staff - 2006
Ethical Action Report Apr 2007 by Staff - 2007
Ethical Action Report Apr 2008 by Staff - 2008
Ethical Action Report Apr 2009 by Staff - 2009
civil | liberties | reproductive | freedom | abstinence | clemency | troy | davis |
Civil Liberties: Support the State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 (H.R.
984)
Reproductive Freedom: End Funding for Abstinence-Only Education -- Human Rights: Support Clemency for Troy Davis -- Human Rights: Ensure that Detention Centers Meet Humane Standards
Ethical Action Report April 2010 by Staff - 2010
LGBT Equality: Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (H.R. 1283, S. 3065) -- Civil Liberties: Tell Google Not to Share Info with the NSA -- Maternal Health: Urge the Department of Health and Human
Services to Make Safe Pregnancy a Priority -- Sensible Drug Policy: Urge Wal-Mart to Change its Policy on Medical Marijuana
Ethical Action Report April 2011 by Staff - 2011
Ethical Action Report Dec 2006 by Staff - 2006
Ethical Action Report Dec 2007 by Staff - 2007
Ethical Action Report Dec 2008 by Staff - 2008
separation | church | women | obama | discrimination | aid | congo | hr5927 |
Separation of Church and State: Ask President-Elect Obama to Stop Religious Discrimination! --
Stand up for Choice: Tell the Senate Richard Honaker is Too Extreme for the Federal Bench! -- LGBT Equality: Tell Congress to Repeal “Don’t Ask0, Don’t Tell” (H.R. 1246) -- Human Rights: Support Increased Aid in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- Women’s Rights: Support the International Violence Against Women Act (H.R. 5927)
Ethical Action Report Dec 2009 by Staff - 2009
‘Tis the Season: Give Thanks by Giving Back -- Protect Choice: Help Defeat the Stupak-Pitts Amendment! -- Protect Civil Liberties: Ask Attorney General Eric Holder to Try All
Terror Suspects in Federal Civilian Courts -- Separation of Church and State: Support the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2662)
Ethical Action Report Feb 2006 by Staff - 2006
Ethical Action Report Feb 2007 by Staff - 2007
Ethical Action Report Feb 2008 by Staff - 2008
Ethical Action Report Feb 2010 by Staff - 2010
Provide Emergency Relief and Disaster Recovery to Haiti: Donate to the Rose L. Walker Fund of the National Service Conference of the American Ethical Union at the United Nations -- Protect Choice: Keep an abortion ban out of the Health Care Reform Bill -- Protect Civil Liberties: Close Guantanamo Bay Prison -- Protect Women: Spread the word about Adding it up -- Keep the Promise: Ask your lawmaker to support the Tribal Law and Order Act (S. 797, H.R. 1924)
Ethical Action Report Feb. 2009 by Staff - 2009
scouts | boy | hr157 | same | sex | partners | marijuana |
Ethical Action Report February 2011 by Staff - 2011
Gun Control -- Border Questioning and Profiling -- Lobbying Reform -- Corporate Tax Policy
Ethical Action Report Jul 2006 by Staff - 2006
Ethical Action Report Jul 2007 by Staff - 2007
Ethical Action Report Jul 2008 by Staff - 2008
Ethical Action Report July 2009 by Staff - 2009
Ask your representative to co-sponsor the State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 984) -- Urge Congress to Create Health Care Reform Independent of Religious Preferences -- Support PBS Ban of Purely Religious Programming -- Urge Obama Administration to consider the appointment of Open Minded NIH Director
Ethical Action Report July 2010 by Staff - 2010
Gender Equality: Support the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R.12, S.182) -- Ethnic Profiling: Stop Arizona’s Draconian Immigration Law (SB 1070) -- Human Rights: Speak Out Against Targeted Killing Beyond Zones of Armed Conflict -- Climate Change: Protest the American Power Act (S.1733) -- Faith-Based Initiative: Keep Discrimination Out of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Act (H.R.5466)
Ethical Action Report Jun 2006 by Staff - 2006
Ethical Action Report Jun 2007 by Staff - 2007
Ethical Action Report June 2008 by Staff - 2008
Humanitarian Aid: Ensure Equal Aid Access in Tibet! -- Stand up for Peace: Support the Military Conscientious Objector Act -- Equal Justice: Stop Sentencing Discrimination -- Women’s Rights: Support the GROWTH Act -- Sensible Drug Policy: Support the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
Ethical Action Report June 2009 by Staff - 2009
government | reform | heritage | climate |
Government Reform: Tell Federal Agencies to Let Scientists Speak Out -- Separation of Church and State: Urge Your Representative to Oppose
the "America's Spiritual Heritage" Resolution -- Human Rights: Ask Obama to Reject the Military Commissions System -- Climate Change: Ask the Environmental Protection Agency to Halt
Permission for New Blended Gasoline until More Studies are Completed
Ethical Action Report June 2010 by Staff - 2010
Protect Civil Rights: Oppose the Arizona Bill -- Promote Equality in the Workplace: Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3017, S. 1584) -- Protect Our Students: Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 4530, S. 3390) -- Help Haiti: Call for the Protection of Haitian women -- Stop Religious Discrimination: Address the Roman Catholic Church
Ethical Action Report Mar 2006 by Staff - 2006
Ethical Action Report Mar 2007 by Staff - 2007
Ethical Action Report Mar 2009 by Staff - 2009
church | state | obama | faith | voting | rights | executions |
Church and State: Stop Religious Discrimination in Obama’s Faith-Based Program! -- Reproductive Freedom: Support a Rescission of Anti-Woman HHS
Regulations -- Civil Rights: Support the DC House Voting Rights Act (H.R. 157) -- Human Rights: Support a Moratorium on Federal Executions
Ethical Action Report Mar 2010 by Staff - 2010
LGBT Equality: Tell the President and Congress to Repeal DOMA -- Sustainable Agriculture: Support a Healthy Global Food System -- Women’s Rights: Urge the United Nations to Create a Women’s Agency -- Separation of Church and State: Stop Federally Funded School Vouchers
Ethical Action Report March 2008 by Staff - 2008
Ethical Action Report May 2006 by Staff - 2006
Ethical Action Report May 2007 by Staff - 2007
Ethical Action Report May 2008 by Staff - 2008
Ethical Action Resolution of the AEU: Statement Reaffirming Its Opposition to Torture -- Gender Equality: Support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Equal Justice: Just Say NO to Extreme Judicial Appointments! -- Human Rights: Protect Children in Darfur -- Justice for All: Support the Prison Abuse Remedies Act
Ethical Action Report May 2009 by Staff - 2009
environment | girls | women | darfur | torture |
Save the Environment: Be Part of the 2% Solution -- Walk to Stop Violence against Women and Girls -- Call on Investors to Stand Up for Human Rights in Darfur -- Urge Impeachment of Torture Memo Author Judge Jay Bybee
Ethical Action Report May 2010 by Staff - 2010
Separation of Church and State: Support a Day of Reason -- Women’s Rights: End the Global Gag Rule (H.R. 4879, S.311) -- LGBT Equality: Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2010 (H.R. 4530) -- Separation of Church and State: Texas Textbook Reform -- Environment: Keep Sarah Palin off of the Discovery Channel
Ethical Action Report Nov 2005 by Staff - 2005
Ethical Action Report Nov 2006 by Staff - 2006
Ethical Action Report Nov 2007 by Staff - 2007
Ethical Action Report Nov 2008 by Staff - 2008
voter | rights | registration | marriage | equity | guantanamo | sentencing | clean | water |
Voter Rights and Voter Registration: Contact the Department of Justice to Protect our Right to Vote -- GLBT Equality: Support Marriage Equity for All -- Human Rights: Improve Prison Conditions at Guantanamo -- Equal Justice: Stop Sentencing Discrimination (S. 1711 and H.R. 4545) -- Healthy Environment: Support the Clean Water Restoration Act (H.R. 2421/S. 1870)
Ethical Action Report Nov 2009 by Staff - 2009
defamation | abstinence |
Ethical Action Report November 2010 by Staff - 2010
Ethical Action Report Oct 2005 by Staff - 2005
Ethical Action Report Oct 2006 by Staff - 2006
Ethical Action Report Oct 2007 by Staff - 2007
Ethical Action Report Oct 2008 by Staff - 2008
Civil Liberties: Rein in Department of Homeland Security Travel Abuses -- Human Rights: Support Human Rights Throughout the World -- The Ethical Culture Movement Stands in Opposition to Violence -- Make Ethical and Educated Choices: A Resource for Informed Voters
Ethical Action Report Oct 2009 by Staff - 2009
discrimination | employment | climate |
Civil Liberties: Support the JUSTICE Act (S. 1686) -- E Pluribus Unum: Restore "Out of Many, One" as our National Motto -- End Workplace Discrimination: Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act (H.R. 2981 and S. 1584) -- Support the Youth PROMISE Act Today! (H.R. 1064 and S. 435) -- Participate in the International Day of Climate Action
Ethical Action Report October 2010 by Staff - 2010
Ethical Action Report Sep 2006 by Staff - 2006
Ethical Action Report Sep 2009 by Staff - 2009
Ethical Action Report Sept 2005 by Staff - 2005
Ethical Action Report Sept 2007 by Staff - 2007
Ethical Action Report Sept 2008 by Staff - 2008
Human Rights: Reaffirming Opposition to Torture -- Support the Millennium Development Goals: Urge your Senators to Pass S. 2166 -- Reproductive Freedom: Speak out Against Anti-Woman HHS Draft Regulations -- Election 2008: Protect the legal rights of all people
Ethical Action Report September 2010 by Staff - 2010
Ethical Action Structure for Proposals by Staff - 2006
Ethical Action is an essential element in the Ethical movement, yet as a national movement,
we’ve been either inconsistent, ineffective, inactive, unfocused, or understaffed on Ethical
Action too much of our recent history. While much Ethical Action needs to be done at the local
level, and part of the AEU’s mission is to help Societies become more effective in local Ethical
Action, there is also a need for unified efforts on a national scale in order to achieve what our
Societies want to achieve.
Ethical Culture -- (NLC) National Leaders Council Statement by Staff - 2008
The following is a statement on where Ethical Culture/Ethical Humanism1 stands at the beginning of the 21st century. Its intent is to clarify our shared beliefs in language that resonates with the familiar and unfamiliar alike. Open to the possibilities of the future, it is part of a living canon—an expression of those Ethical Culture Leaders who endorse it and are devoted to furthering Ethical Humanism within its context.
Ethical Culture and Torture by National Leaders Council - 2008
National Leaders Council paper in support of the American Ethical Union Resolution in opposition to torture adopted April 2008 -- The use of torture is the most extreme violation of the principles to which Ethical Culture is dedicated. Among these principles, respect and reverence for the dignity of the human being is foremost ...
Ethical Culture as Religion by Jone Lewis - 2003
While we don't require every member of an Ethical Society to consider Ethical Culture their religion, the Ethical movement as a whole and the national and local institutions within that movement have defined themselves as both religious and educational.
Ethical Culture Leader Services Catalogue by Staff - 2011
leaders.services | catalogue | profiles |
Offered By: The National Leaders Council of the American Ethical Union
Ethical Education for Children and Teens by Religious Education Committee - 2003
American Ethical Union Religious Education strives to provide ethical education in the member Ethical Societies of the AEU. Our goal is to encourage parents to work with their children on an alternate way of doing religion that focuses on values, moral decision making and living with the difficulties one is faced with growing up in the world.
Ethical lAction Report December 2010 by Staff - 2010
Ethical Relationship With The Environment by Staff - 1981
Ethics As A Religion by David Saville Muzzey -
Why are we here? What is the good life? More than ever today, many people are searching for a religious belief that will answer these persistent questions and yet do no violence to their intellectual and humanistic convictions.
Ethics on the Air by WBAI - radio - 2007
Hosts Dr. Marc Bernstein and Andra Miller talk to Curt Collier, Leader of the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture on the intellectual and theological assumptions that shape our views.
Ethics on the Air by WBAI - radio - 2007
"Ethnicity, Identity and Ethical Culture" -- Dr. Joseph Chuman on how multiculturalism can become ethnic pride, insider/outsider identity and crowd out other more meaningful ways to identify one's self. He also addresses the importance of viewing others as individuals instead of representatives of a type. Hosts: Dr. Phyllis Harrison-Ross and Andra Miller.
Ethics on the Air by WBAI - radio - 2007
"The Companion Paths of Ethical Culture and Buddhism" -- Dr. Anne Klaeysen shows there is more to the similarity than merely an absence of belief in a supreme being. Hosts: Andra Miller and Phyllis Harrison-Ross
Ethics on the Air by WBAI - radio - 2007
"Forgiveness" -- Dr. Anne Klaeysen on the necessity of forgiveness -- on the fact that true forgiveness is a process that takes time, effort and understanding. Hosts: Phyllis Harrison-Ross and Marc Bernstein
Ethics on the Air by WBAI - radio - 2006
A Two-Part Program: Part I -- "Felix Adler's Supreme Moral Rule" -- Dr. Marc Bernstein on "Act in such a way as to bring out the best in others and thereby bring out the best in yourself." Host: Andra Miller // Part II -- Nekka Pope on her connections with activism and Ethical Culture. Host: Phyllis Harrison-Ross
Ethics on the Air by WBAI - radio - 2007
"The Ethical Culture Connection with African-Americans" -- Dr. Marc Bernstein on the rich tradition of the Society's concern for the problems of African Americans and its commitment to addressing those problems. The Ethical Culture Society's involvement with the forming of the NAACP, ACLU and other campaigns against discrimination. Hosts: Andra Miller and Phyllis Harrison-Ross
Ethics on the Air by WBAI - radio - 2007
Raising a Moral Child. An interview with Dr. Arthur Dobrin based on his book, "Teaching Right from Wrong: 40 Things You Can Do to Raise a Moral Child." Hosted by Dr. Phyllis Harrison-Ross (psychiatrist of both children and adults) and Andra Miller (President of New York Society for Ethical Culture).
Family Planning And Abortion by Staff - 1985
Favors Ratification Of Genocide Convention by Staff - 1950
Federal Action For Adequate Housing by Staff - 1988
Federal Public School Aid Endorsed; Funds For Sectarian Purposes Opposed by Staff - 1949
Federal Spending Priorities by Staff - 1974
Feeling Guilty by Arthur Dobrin - date n.a.
Many thoughtful parents want to shield their children from feelings of guilt or shame in much the same way that they want to spare them from fear. Guilt and shame as methods of discipline are to be eschewed along with raised hands and leather straps. Fear, guilt and shame as methods of moral instruction are seen as failures in decent parenting. Parents want their children to be happy and how can you feel happy when you are feeling guilty, fearful or ashamed? If we were really convinced that using fear, guilt or shame as methods of discipline worked, though, we might be more ready to use them as techniques. But we aren't convinced that this is the case. We won't have more socially responsible people if fear, guilt and shame are part of their disciplinary diet as children.
Felix Adler by Staff - 2011
adler | photo | founder |
Felix Adler, the founder of the Ethical Culture Movement
Felix Adler as a Young Boy by Religious Education Committee - 2003
This free coloring book was created by the Religious Education Committee of the American Ethical Union and is appropriate for preschool through early elementary aged kids. Illustrated by Jeremy McConnell -- Ethical Humanist Heroes Collection.
Felix Adler: On the Occasion of the Fifty-Fifth Anniversary of the Founding of the Ethical Movement by Felix Adler - 1931
history |
Address by Felix Adler on the Occasion of the Fifty-Fifth Anniversary of the Founding of the Ethical Movement
FES 2013 Confterence Registration Material by Staff - 2013
The tenth annual FES Conference (FES X) will be held from 4pm on Friday, May 24 through noon on Monday, May 27 (Memorial Day Weekend). Conference activities include: connecting with old and new friends, discussing current issues as an ethical person, visiting the Ethical Society of St. Louis where we will lead a platform, and working together on a service project.
Food Stamps by Staff - 1976
For Abolition Of House Un-American Activities Committee by Staff - 1964
For Divorce Law Reform by Staff - 1966
For Elimination Of Medicare Communist Disclaimer by Staff - 1966
For Ending American Intervention In Vietnam by Staff - 1968
For Granting Amnesty To War Resisters by Staff - 1969
war | resister |
For Humane Abortion Laws by Staff - 1965
For Medical Care For The Aged by Staff - 1964
For Racial Justice And Social Reform by Staff - 1968
For Ratification Of Human Rights Conventions by Staff - 1968
For Recognition And Seating In The Un Of The Peoples Republic Of China by Staff - 1965
For Recognition As Conscientious Objectors Of Pacifists On Non-Theistic... by Staff - 1959
For Recognition Of Conscientious Objection To Particular Wars by Staff - 1967
For Recognition Of Non-Theistic Conscientious Objectors by Staff - 1967
For Research And Information On Regulation Of Family Size by Staff - 1962
For The Right Of Dissent by Staff - 1968
For This we Stand: D-Day After Fifty-five Years by Matthew Ies Spetter - 1999
platform | dday | leader |
Do we remember only as a blur? Do lives, that mattered so much to us, become “the peopled forest” of our minds as Stephen Spender put it?
For Withdrawal Of Our Armed Forces From Vietnam by Staff - 1969
war | vietnam | withdrawal |
Forcible Return Of Refugees From Salvador by Staff - 1986
Founding Address by Felix Adler - 1876
FOR a long time the conviction has been dimly felt in the community that, without prejudice to existing institutions, the legal day of weekly rest might be employed to advantage for purposes affecting the general good. During the past few years this conviction has steadily gained in force and urgency, until lately a number of gentlemen have been impelled to give it shape and practical effect. . . .
FRACKING: AN ETHICAL CALL FOR ACTION by Staff - 2012
fracking | environment | health | yonkers | |
A series of articles produced by the New York Times as well as other national publications reveal the irreparable damage produced by hydraulic fracturing, colloquially known as Fracking.
Freeze Weekend by Staff - 1984
George Eliot's Felix Holt: The Radical by Meredith Sue Willis - 1995
Young Harold Transome returns to England from the colonies with a self-made fortune, then scandalizes his district by running for Parliament as a Radical. In this elaborately plotted and entertaining novel first published in 1866, George Eliot contrasts the opportunism of Transome with the true radicalism of Felix Holt, who fights a lonely battle to educate the working class.
Global Security by Staff - 1984
Government Aid To Private And Parochial Schools by Staff - 1971
Government Role In Militarization Of Central America by Staff - 1983
Grape Boycott by Staff - 1989
Great Expectations by Staff - 2008
growth | development | membership |
Great Expectations is a society growth and development handbook which contains a wide variety of materials on creating and maintaining healthy growing Ethical communities, including articles written within and outside the Ethical Movement, and forms and good practices examples from societies across the country.
Gun Control by Staff - 1979
Gun Control by Staff - 1974
Halt The Nuclear Arms Race by Staff - 1981
Health Care by Staff - 1973
Health Care by Staff - 1971
Health-Oriented Drug Abuse Policies by Staff - 1989
Home Rule For The District Of Columbia by Staff - 1974
House Un-American Activities Committee Requested To Limit Its Scope by Staff - 1961
Human Dignity In Today's World: Our Vital Struggle by Matthew Ies Spetter - 1996
platform | dignity | struggle | leader |
A few years ago a group of sociologists in California set out to measure what—as they put it—“matters most in people’s lives today.” In a book entitled Habits of the Heart, they wrote that the questions people came up with were very simple. Like: “How ought we to live?”: “Who are we?”: “What shall we teach our children?” In short, said the sociologists, what people are asking for is “How can I preserve a coherent life which makes sense to me?”
Human Environment by Staff - 1972
Human Partnership -- Our Solid Ground by Matthew Ies Spetter - 2004
platform | dday | war | leader |
This week behind us has been one of high emotion for us. Who could escape the heartbreak of the commemoration of what happened on the beaches of Normandy, sixty years ago; the tens of thousands of very young men killed when throwing their bodies against the steel and barbed wire of the German fortifications ...
Human Rights Of Yugoslav Scholars by Staff - 1973
Ian Williams by Staff - 2007
Ian Williams, journalist, featured speaker at the National Service Conference Luncheon, 2007 AEU Assembly, C.W. Post College, Long Island.
Impeachment by Staff - 1973
In Defense Of Freedom Of Mass News Media by Staff - 1971
Integration In Housing by Staff - 1973
International Criminal Court by Staff - 2001
Invitation to Hope: The Humanist Passion by Matthew Ies Spetter - 1998
platform | passion | leader |
The main theme for this address was suggested by a new book by Prof. Robert Veninga of the University of Minnesota A Gift of Hope. (Little Brown, Boston, MA. 1985). Many of Prof. Veninga’s concepts have been woven into my considerations ...
Irradiation Of Food by Staff - 1987
Is Ethical Culture the same as humanism? by Staff - 1994
A common question: Is Ethical the same as humanism?
Julie Schor's The Overspent American by Theresa Forsman - 1998
How does buying a BMW, a Rolex, or a golf club membership affect your life and others' lives? You might say the car is safe transportation, the watch is a reliable timepiece -- one you've wanted since graduate school and that you've earned with all those late nights at the office. You might see the golf club membership as necessary for someone in your line of work, where deals are done on Saturdays at the 19th hole. Few of us come right out and admit, even to ourselves, that what we're buying is status. And few of us have calculated the true price of such status symbols.
June 2011 - Ethical Action Report by Staff - 2011
The June Issue addresses the following topics:
Support the EPA and End Mountaintop Coal Mining
Demand High Ethical Standards from, or closure of, WHINSEC
Join the IHEU and Demand an End to International Blasphemy Laws
End the War in Afghanistan
Lay Leadership in Societies by - 2009
growth | membership |
The Lay Leadership section seeks to promote reflection on the importance of Lay leadership. Â It recommends regional Lay Leader trainings to meet intra-Societal needs such as pledging, inter-Societal networking, and national info workshops that educate membership on the work of the Federation, its affiliates, etc.
Lay Leadership Summer School 2008 Brochure by Staff - 2008
Brochure for the Lay Leadership Summer Program 2008.
Liberty by Staff - 1972
Life and Destiny by Felix Adler - 1903
This little volume, first published in 1903, is composed of short quotations from the lectures of Felix Adler for the New York Society for Ethical Culture in its early years.
Life's Precarious edge -- Our Struggle for Wholeness by Matthew Ies Spetter - 2000
platform | wholeness | leader |
In one of his poems, Robert Penn Warren, calls upon us “to practice for eternity.” When all our “debates,” he wrote, have become “voiceless” we may, hopefully, learn “painfully” what our lives are about ...
Limiting Federal Court Jurisdiction by Staff - 1982
Love Is Stronger Than Death by Arthur Dobrin - 1986
essays on death, grief, and love from an ethical humanist perspective.
Love Your Neighbor - An Exploration of Values by Religious Education Committee - 2003
Love Your Neighbor Curriculum: The Love Your Neighbor curriculum was written by the Religious Education committee of the American Ethical Union. It accompanies the book of the same name, written by Arthur Dobrin, the Leader Emeritus of the Long Island Ethical Humanist Society. This curriculum is appropriate for preschool through early elementary aged children.
Maintains Universal Right To Child Adoption Regardless Of Religious Beliefs by Staff - 1960
Make Petroleum Industry A Public Utility by Staff - 1974
Making Choices for AEU Support of Ethical Action Projects, Endorsements and ... by Staff - 2006
Mandatory Retirement by Staff - 1986
Marriage From the Heart by Lois Kellerman - 2002
Marriage From the Heart: Eight Commitments of a Spiritually Fulfilling Life Together
Matthew Ies Spetter by Staff - 2007
A short biography of long time leader, Dr. Matthew Ies Spetter.
Mental Health and Ethical Conduct by Lawrence K Frank - 1975
Today our new knowledge of personality development makes it possible to revise some ancient teachings. Some remarkable changes have already taken place--as for example in the criminal law. For generations we have believed, and the lawyers and the courts have maintained, that if an individual violated the law, stole property, damaged the property of others, or injured another not accidentally, or in any way infringed upon the rights of others, he was to be caught if possible, tried and, if convicted, punished.
Michael Chitwood's The Weave Room by Meredith Sue Willis - 1988
The recent growth of poetry readings, performance art, and poetry slam competitions points up the fact that even today the common reader needs poetry. Poetry--like all literary art but even more intensely-- is about deep connections and multi-layered insight.
Middle East Situation by Staff - 2000
Middle East Situation by Staff - 1975
Military Chaplaincy by Staff - 2011
military | chaplaincy | freethinker | atheists |
The American Ethical Union authorizes the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers to utilize the American Ethical Union as its sponsoring organization to initiate a Military Chaplaincy Program.
Military Spending by Staff - 1971
Millenium Madness by Joseph Chuman - date n.a.
Millions of Christian fundamentalists eagerly await their rapture to heaven. Catholics report increased sightings of the Virgin Mary. In Japan, members of the Aum Shinrikyo sect release deadly nerve gas into the Tokyo subway. Eighty members of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas are killed in a stand-off with federal officials, and 39 devotees of the Heaven's Gate cult in California decorously commit suicide as they plan to enter the next Level Above Human. These faithful, however different in their religious practices, share a common belief: the year 2000 -- the new millennium -- will mark the beginning of the end of the world.
Millennium Development Goals by Staff - 2004
Moral Democracy by Staff - 1981
Mutual Freeze by Staff - 1985
Mutual Understanding Of The Races by Staff - 1973
National Peace Academy by Staff - 1984
Need To Promote Cooperation Towards World Peace by Staff - 1948
NESTLE'S FAILURE TO FULFILL ITS AGREEMENTS by Staff - 1988
NLC Resolution on Marriage Equality by Staff - 2004
Resolved: that within Ethical Culture's religious context, we recognize same sex marriages as fully valid marriages.
No Public Funds For Non-Public Schools by Staff - 1979
No Public Funds For Non-Public Schools by Staff - 1973
Non-Violent Measures Against Terrorist Activities by Staff - 1986
Nuclear Energy Plants by Staff - 1983
Nuclear Energy Risks by Staff - 1975
Nuclear Power Plants & Nuclear Weapons by Staff - 1986
On Conscientious Objection by Staff - 1968
On Hunger And Poverty by Staff - 1969
On Passion and High Committment by - 2009
growth | membership |
Passion and High Commitment section seeks to connect to a palpable search for ethical meaning– in government, corporations, families and the daunting crises human beings face in these times. Through our passion, we are able to enlighten ourselves with the same vigor we created when developing religious and ethical education for our children. We aspire through all ethical means to embody the passion that created this movement in the first place. We challenge ourselves to become a people who embrace high commitment to the growth and development of our communal practice we know to be ethical culture. We hope that our findings and recommendations inspire our readers to continue an awakening of all of us to the richness and power yet to be mined in ethical culture.
On Poverty by Staff - 1968
On the Burning of Black Churches by Staff - 1996
On the Legalization of Gay Marriage by Staff - 1996
On Use Of Force To Resolve The Energy Shortage by Staff - 1975
Opposing American War Against Iraq by Staff - 2003
war | iraq |
Opposing Continuation Of Conscription by Staff - 1973
Opposition To All Forms Of Racial Discrimination by Staff - 1960
Opposition To Anti-Miscegenation Laws by Staff - 1966
Our Ethical Culture Tapestry: The People, The Patterns, The Principles by Religious Education Committee - 2003
Our Ethical Culture Tapestry: The People, The Patterns, The Principles -- Stories and curriculum about Ethical Culture for elementary aged children. Can also be used with older children and adults as an introduction to Ethical Heroes and Heroines. Edited by Lynn Hunt and Joy McConnell, stories by Judith Eckerson.
Our Part in This World: Interpretations by Felix Adler by Horace L. Friess -
The original publication marked the 70th Anniversary of the Ethical Culture Movement.
Overview: Growth Research Learning Team by - 2009
growth | membership |
The member societies of the American Ethical Union (AEU) constitute a movement that can inspire all people to live in a more joyful and purposeful way. The Ethical Culture movement draws on spiritual insights from the world's great religions, but does not ask us to put our faith in the supernatural. Ethical Culture makes ethics central, encouraging us to build trusting relationships with friends, family, co-workers and neighbors to create a more loving world for all.
Passion to Action - Workshop by Staff - 2011
Workshop being held at the Ethical Culture Society of Westchester on Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 9am to 4:30pm. Special guest: Natalie Finstad
Payment Of Past Due & Current Funds By The US To The UN by Staff - 1987
Peace In Central America by Staff - 1987
Peacetime Selective Service by Staff - 1979
Petitions U.S. To Pool Quotas To Permit Full Immigration Yearly by Staff - 1951
Phyllis Ehrenfeld by Staff - 2007
Phyllis Ehrenfeld speaking at the National Service Conference Luncheon, 2007 AEU Assembly, C.W. Post College, Long Island.
Physician?s Aid In Dying (PAD by Staff - 2003
Pollution by Staff - 1971
Poverty Ethically Intolerable by Staff - 1964
President Urged To Call National Conference On Narcotic Addiction by Staff - 1961
Proposal Template by Staff - 2005
Downloadable Proposal Template
Proposal Template Instructions by Staff - 2005
General instructions for Proposal submissions
Proposal Templates by Staff - 2005
This is a summary of a series of articles containing the AEU Strategic Plan, various Proposals and Forms.
Proposal: Committee Leadership by Staff - 2005
This proposal seeks to amend the bylaws of the AEU to clarify the duties and responsibilities of group chairs and the succession of individuals to those positions.
Proposal: Communication From Members/Societies by Staff - 2005
Ethical Societies have many common needs that are met with local resources, but these resources are often not shared with other member Societies. Often similar initiatives are developed in parallel with little or no contact with other Societies.
Proposal: Communication To Members by Staff - 2005
AEU actions need to be more transparent to its members. To make them so, more information on the process and products of the AEU needs to be provided in an ongoing and timely manner.
Proposal: Global Society by Staff - 2005
The Global Society is the virtual online Ethical Society for all Members-at-Large (MAL) who do not currently belong to an existing Ethical Society. The Global Society also serves as an online recruitment mechanism for growing Ethical Society membership. The web site is the access point to the Global Society services and materials.
Proposal: Governance by Staff - 2005
In order for the AEU to increase its utility and relevance to its member Societies, it must become more thoroughly representative of the Societies; enhance its ability to identify and provide supporting services and communications networks to the Societies; and develop or redefine institutional processes to ensure efficiency, accountability, and transparency.
Proposal: Planning Committee by Staff - 2005
The AEU has a recent history of developing plans that are never brought to fruition. A recent example would be the New Society Initiative. Typically, failures result not from malfeasance or ineptitude but from people with good intentions not considering all of the project’s ramifications, not knowing how to identify and overcome challenges during the process, and not opening up the process to the scrutiny and assistance of a wider audience.
Proposals To Provide Federal Aid To Private Sectarian Schools by Staff - 1948
Protection Of News Media Sources by Staff - 1973
Protection Of Teachers From Pressure Group Demands Supported by Staff - 1951
Public Financing Of Congressional Elections by Staff - 1978
Public Housing by Staff - 1973
Racial Discrimination by Staff - 1974
Racial Integration In Housing A Fundamental Ethical Principle by Staff - 1959
Rainbow Logo by Staff - 2011
A rainbow colored ethical logo
Reactivating Boycott Of Nestle & American Home Products by Staff - 1989
Reaffirmation Of Faith In Un To Counteract Groups Opposing It by Staff - 1953
Reaffirming support for equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Questioning and Queer people by Staff - 2010
Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanism affirms the worth and dignity of all people and supports equal rights for all.
Reaffirming Support Of Conscientious Objectors by Staff - 1969
Reaffirms Faith In United Nations, To Counteract Groups Opposing It by Staff - 1953
Reaffirms Opposition To Any Racial Discrimination by Staff - 1960
Reaffirms Support On Tenth Anniversary Of Declaration Of Human Rights by Staff - 1958
Recognition And Aid For Bangladesh by Staff - 1972
Recognition Of Pacifist Conscientious Objectors On Nontheistic Grounds by Staff - 1959
Reflections on the Catastrophe: September 11 by Joseph Chuman - date n.a.
Our lives will never be quite the same. We have experienced a national trauma which has transformed the lives of all of us.
Religious Education Conference 2008 Brochure by Staff - 2008
Brochure with Registration Form for the Fall 2008 Religious Education Conference.
Religious Education Fall Conference & Family Weekend 2009 by Florence W. Klaber - 2009
Brochure and Registration Form -- We are proud to welcome Dale McGowan as our featured guest this year. Dale is the editor and co-author of
Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers. Dale was named as the 2008 Harvard Humanist of the year and serves as executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a humanist charitable and educational foundation. Over nine million parents in the U.S. are raising children without theistic religion. Dale offers encouragement
and practical solutions to empower secular parents in raising ethical, caring and confident kids. Join us as we incorporate Dale’s ideas into our Sunday Schools and create a new path for raising Ethical children in a theistic world.
Repatriation Of War Resisters Abroad by Staff - 1972
war | resisters |
Repeal Phase II of President Bush's Ten-Year Tax Cut THE AMERICAN ETHICAL... by Staff - 2003
Reproductive Rights by Staff - 1990-91
Research and Information On Regulation Of Family Size Should Be Encouraged by Staff - 1962
Resolution Concerning The State Of Chiapas by Staff - 1998
Resolution on Iraq by Staff - 2006
iraq | war | nlc | cooperation | geneva | reconstruction |
Responsibility for One's Actions by Benjamin Miller - 1975
Take the case of a man in business. We shall say that he is an intelligent man with reasonable moral sensibilities, has a family to which he is devoted, plays a moderately active role in certain areas of the public life of his community, enjoys a normal social life with his friends, and has a responsible position with a business firm but works below the top-policy-making level.
Restates Conviction That Church-State Separation Is Of Paramount Importance by Staff - 1962
Richard Rorty's Achieving Our Country by Marc Bernstein - 1998
Who but Richard Rorty could examine the last hundred years of the American left in 140 pages? The eminent philosopher's new book, Achieving Our Country, is so packed with ideas (and so clearly written) that no thoughtful citizen should miss it.
Rights Of Moral-Ethical Conscientious Objectors by Staff - 1979
Rights Of Moral-Ethical Conscientious Objectors by Staff - 1972
Robert Michael Pyle's Chasing Monarchs by Kurt Jonhson - 1999
Everyone loves Monarch butterflies or, at the very least, knows what they look like or something about them. Thus, everyone should love a good book about Monarchs, and, this one certainly fills the bill. The author, Dr. Robert Michael Pyle ("Bob" to thousands of lepidopterists and conservationists) is both a renowned nature writer (Burroughs Medal for Wintergreen, 1986) and a highly trained and capable scientist (PhD, Yale University). He has also been, for decades, a leader in conservation causes.
Roger Shattuck's Forbidden Knowledge by Marc Bernstein - 1996
Scientific knowledge, humanists believe, liberates us from superstition, quackery and meddling theology. A call to restrain intellectual curiosity assails humanist ideals.
Rose Walker by Staff - 2007
Rose Walker at the 2007 AEU Assembly, C.W. Post College, Long Island.
S-1 - Criminal Justice Reform Act of 1975 by Staff - 1976
SALT II by Staff - 1979
Sanctions Against South Africa by Staff - 1987
School Vouchers by Staff - 2000
Secret Transportation Of Nuclear Warheads by Staff - 1984
Seeks Reestablishment Of International Ethical Union by Staff - 1950
Self-Government For The District Of Columbia by Staff - 1972
Separation Of Church And State by Staff - 1983
Separation Of Church And State by Staff - 1986
Sex Discrimination by Staff - 1971
Social Concerns by Staff - 1975
Social Services by Staff - 1973
Some Characteristics of the American Ethical Movement by Felix Adler - 1925
history |
From "Some Characteristics of the American Ethical Movement" (An address delivered in South Place Chapel, London, June 7,1925)
South Africa - Apartheid by Staff - 1986
Spelling God with Two Os by Arthur Dobrin - 2009
book | god | spelling |
Life beckons. How will you respond? This is the central message and question of Spelling God With Two O’s.
Spiritual Discoveries by John Lovejoy Elliott - 1926
My ultimate faith in the Ethical Movement and my hope for the future of religion in this world are founded on my associations with living men and women. Profound as the respect and reverence of any man must be for the religions of the past, I cannot stand in awe before them. But I am filled with the sense of wonder and awe in the presence of the spiritual nature as it manifests itself in the daily lives of men and women.
Statehood for the District of Columbia by Staff - 2011
WHEREAS, according to the Declaration of Independence, to secure the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, among others, governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; and ...
Statement In Support Of Planned Parenthood by Staff - 1958
Statement Reaffirming Its Opposition to Torture by Staff - 2008
torture | dignity | terror | apologize |
Strengthening Democratic Process Through Congressional Reform by Staff - 1973
Strong Advocacy For Peace, Disarmament, World Organization And Cooperation by Staff - 1960
Summer School 2007 Housing and Food Registration Form (revised) by Staff - 2007
Summer School II Housing and Food Registration Form. Version 2.1
Summer School 2007 Registration Form (revised) by Staff - 2007
Registration form version 3.0
Summer School 2008 Application Form by Staff - 2008
Application form for the Lay Leadership Summer Program 2008.
Summer School Brochure 2007 (revised) by Staff - 2007
Brochure version 2.1
Summer School For Ethics: Connecting to Ourselves, Each Other and Our Ethical Culture Roots and Values by Diane Kirschner - 2007
The Challenge: How could we respond to the request from Lay Leadership Summer School (LLSS) graduates for continuing opportunities to engage in a learning experience with other Ethical Culture members that would be welcoming to families and also allow time for rest, relaxation and recreation?
Sunday School at Home Curriculum by Bob Bhaerman - 2009
Ethical education for children is an important focus of Ethical Culture societies. This material is provided as a resource for parents and teachers for use with children at home or in existing ethical society Sunday School programs.
Our goal is to encourage parents to work with their children to understand and enhance ethical actions that focus on values, moral decision making, and living with the difficulties one is faced with growing up.
Support Changes Proposed By President by Staff - 1948
Support For Citizen Activity Against Segregation by Staff - 1960
Support Of Farm Workers by Staff - 1973
Support Of Office Of Economic Opportunity by Staff - 1973
Support Of, Or Opposition To War A Moral Question by Staff - 1967
war |
Supporting National Peace Rallies by Staff - 1971
Supports Measures To Better Condition Of Migrant Workers by Staff - 1961
Supports Organizations Assisting Victims Of Louisiana by Staff - 1962
Supports U.N. Freedom From Hunger Campaigns by Staff - 1962
Surveillance by Staff - 1971
Teaching Of Creationism by Staff - 1981
Teaching Right from Wrong -- 40 Things You Can Do to Raise a Moral Child by Arthur Dobrin -
Based on sound psychological theory and research -- and most importantly, rooted in the real world that parents face today -- this book shows how children develop a moral sensibility, and what can be done to refine and reinforce it.
The Basis of the Ethical Movement by William MacIntyre Salter - 1883
Mr. Salter's opening lecture to the Chicago Ethical Society in 1883. Reprinted in The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Ethical Movement 1876-1926
The Death of Real Religion by Joseph Chuman - date n.a.
In previous generations what one religiously believed made a difference. Religious devotees affirmed doctrines, articles of faith, and the ritual practices which they symbolized because they were comforting. But not merely comforting -- because they were true. Belief was the fabric of conscience and often inspired moral sacrifice and deeds of courage. Martin Luther's proclamation "Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise" has echoed through the ages as an example of the power of conscience to guide one's actions.
The Essential Difference Between Ethical Societies and The Churches by Felix Adler - 1905
from Adler's The Religion of Duty, Chapter Ten (New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1905)
The Ethical Culture Wedding Ceremony by Joseph Chuman - 1997
The wedding ceremony reflects the humanistic values of Ethical Culture, and the joy and significance of the occasion. The focus is on the couple -- their values, commitments and styles -- and on the ideals of Ethical Culture as they pertain to marriage.
The Ethics of Marriage by Jerome Nathanson - 1975
What, then, are the conditions of a good marriage? The answer, in its simplest form, is the meeting of the valid human needs of each party to it.
The Food Industry by Staff - 1974
The Foundations of Our Belief by Henry J. Golding - 1926
To read the story of the world of humanity by the sole light of a single body of writings, however nobly inspired, is to shut out "the many-splendored thing," to blind oneself to the vistas opening before the advancing spirit of man. Moreover, the assumption of divine authority for any set of dogmas exalts assent above inquiry, uniformity above uniqueness or subordinates growth to prescription.
The Heroic Appeal of the Ethical Faith by Henry Neumann - 1926
. . . In discussing problems of moral education we sometimes have parents ask, "What is the sense of bringing up children on these finer principles? Will they not be unhappy in a world where most of their associates are content with the poorer and more common things?" The answer is, "Yes--again and again they will be unhappy. We must pay for every advance we make." If one grows more sensitive to good music, one grows at the same time more sensitive to noise. To heighten your love of beauty is likely to increase your awareness that what once satisfied you may be hideously unlovely.
The Humanist Way: An Introduction to Ethical Humanist Religion by Edward L. Ericson - 1988
(Chapter One of "The Humanist Way--An Introduction to Ethical Humanist Religion" by Edward L. Ericson. A Frederick Ungar book, The Continuum Publishing Company. Copyright Edward L. Ericson. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the author and publisher. Copies of the book are available from the AEU Office.
The Humanist Way: An Introduction to Ethical Humanist Religion by Edward L. Ericson -
Ericson sets forth the principal tenets of religious Humanism and clarifies both similarities and differences between secular (nonreligious) Humanism and Humanism conceived as a nontheistic religious faith.
The Internet as a Growth Tool by - 2009
growth | membership | internet |
Use of he Internet as a Growth Tool highlights some trends in Internet tools and usage that societies could use to publicize their programs and the ideas of Ethical Culture more generally. It describes briefly some of the prominent applications that seem relevant to Ethical Culture and points their advantages. The section also provides a warning about some of the pitfalls for the unwary. The section concludes with a recommendation that societies collaborate on a more extensive project to identify and document the use of internet tools in Ethical Culture.
The Legalization Of Marijuana by Staff - 1972
The Membership Committee by Staff - 2009
membership | visiting | growth | research | learning | lay | leadership | commitment | internet | engagement | great | expectations |
Documents and activities of the Membership Committee
The Pacifist Ideal by Staff - 1971
The Possibilities of Human Nature by Jerome Nathanson - 1952
Human nature is wondrous in many ways, not the least of which are the ways in which it can think and talk about itself. It is good or evil, changing or unchanging, clean or corrupt, reasonable or emotional, promising or perverse, sacred or vile. With the shifting of the social winds and tides, each emphasis seems almost to be a matter of vogue, with now this virtue and now that vice in fashion. An objective mind might view this curious careening with amusement, if not with tolerance, were not such important issues at stake. But they are at stake--and what we think about what we are has more than a little to do with what we are to become.
THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET AND REORDERING PRIORITIES by Staff - 1973
The Problem Of Substance Abuse by Staff - 1986
The Use Of Torture by Staff - 1974
The War In Southeast Asia by Staff - 1972
war | asia |
The War In Southeast Asia by Staff - 1971
war | asia |
TheElliot-Black Awards by Staff - 2006
The Elliott-Black Award was established in 1971 to honor two long-term and highly esteemed Leaders of the New York Society for Ethical Culture, the late John Lovejoy Elliott and Algernon D. Black. It is given by the American Ethical Union as a recognition and tribute to an individual in the larger community who has made a significant ethical contribution to society at personal risk and hardship. (last updated in 2006)
To Love: To Work: To Hope by Matthew Ies Spetter - 2000
platform | love | work | hope | leader |
On this special Sunday I recall hearing Martin Luther King conclude one of his passionate sermons. He said that again and again people asked him: “How long? How long before the suffering will be over?” To that, Dr. King said, he always replied: “Not long–not long, if you believe that your labor too can speed the day.” Instead of false reassurance those were words of hope. For, as Erich Fromm wrote: “We labor for what we love, and we love that for which we labor.” Because of love, because of working for what we love, something becomes apparent in our lives. Work, makes love and hope visible. That is the theme I want to explore with you. For to be able to respect what we do with our lives, we need more than just collecting data and facts. We have
also to learn to see within, to gain insight, which is our every day’s spiritual challenge. To be human means to have the capacity for transformation ...
Today's Religious Education in Ethical Societies by Florence W. Klaber - 1975
Let us consider our children and ask ourselves: What do we wish for them? Knowing that tomorrow will bring greater insights, can we agree today on the following hopes for our Ethical child?
Top Ten Reasons Ethical Culture Might Be Right for You by Staff - NA
Top ten reasons an Ethical Society might be right for you -- a modern way to think about what you might share with members of Ethical Culture.
Treating Each Other Well by - 2009
growth | membership | |
Treating Each Other Well focuses on ways to enact positive relationships in our Ethical Societies. When we treat each other well, we demonstrate to potential members who we are. Ethical behavior is lived in the words we choose when we communicate with each other and the concern and compassion we demonstrate through non-verbal communication.
U.S. Debts To The United Nations by Staff - 1998
U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence by Staff - 2006
peace | nonviolence | us | congress |
U.S. Efforts To Aid Distressed Areas, Urging Greater World Understanding by Staff - 1951
U.S. Support To Obtain Basic Human Rights And Better Living Conditions by Staff - 1951
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child by Staff - 1997
UN Fund For Population Activities by Staff - 1985
Undauted resilience of the Humam Heart by Matthew Ies Spetter - 1998
platform | leader |
There are turning points in the lives of all of us.1 At such moments we confront the deeper questions from the stillness of our hearts. We may not even have been aware that we were so questioning ourselves and we have no answers ready. Those questions at the turning points are about what the realities of our lives actively are. We discover that we have been hungering for some purpose, some aim, beyond all rationalizations behind which we so often hide
ourselves from ourselves ...
Understanding Ethical Religion by Howard B. Radest - 1975
religion |
Howard Radest, in the 1970s, assembled a collection of historically-relevant Ethical Culture writings. These essays provide a sense of the ideals and history of Ethical Culture.
UNESCO and Israel by Staff - 1975
Union Of South Africa Urged To End Apartheid, Restore Human Rights by Staff - 1960
United Nations by Staff - 1973
Universal Right To Child Adoption Regardless Of Religious Beliefs by Staff - 1960
Urges Governments To Seek World Safeguards Against Atomic Energy by Staff - 1960
Urges Liberalizing Immigration Laws To Admit Displaced Persons by Staff - 1960
Urges Members To Support Citizen Activity Against Segregation by Staff - 1960
Urging Amnesty Now by Staff - 1973
US Involvement In Central America by Staff - 1984
Using GREAT EXPECTATIONS to Grow Your Ethical Society by Tim Beardsley - 2009
growth | development | resources | membership | evaluating | online | volunteer |
An easy-access guide to the online version of Great Expectations
Welcoming by Staff - 2009
welcoming | membership |
These documents focus on assessment of your society membership programs and practices, welcoming people into your society and a wide range of practices to build membership. While each of these documents has its own introduction, a brief comment is provided below.
Welcoming -- Before You Begin by Staff - 2009
Before you begin: Membership Program Rating Scale provides an assessment of your current society before you develop programs to build membership in the society. This is a 4 page rating scale on your society practices and programs that may have a direct impact on membership growth and maintenance as well as society effectiveness. It can be completed in 15-30 minutes by an individual, but should be followed by a group discussion of the items in order to gain consensus on areas of strength and areas of opportunity, given your current resources.
Welfare Reform by Staff - 1972
What Is the Ethical Society? by Algernon Black - 1994
Wondering what ethical culture is about? We've listed some common questions about Ethical Culture and included some answers to them.
What To Do After You Say Hello? by Staff - 2009
This is a brief 9 point list of steps that are suggested to help connect newcomers connect with the society. While it is written for the Washington Ethical Society, it may be utilized with minor modifications in most societies
What We Live For: A Humanist's Affirmation by Matthew Ies Spetter - 1997
platform | affirmation | leader |
All of us want to make sense out of the time in which we live. Both privately and socially we maintain a dialogue with what we are experiencing.
The problem is that we can hold many ideas and values at the same time even when they are not compatible ...
When Children Ask About God by Florence W. Klaber - 1975
"My child asks about God; what do I tell him?"
When Loss and Grief Come: What Will Sustain Us? by Matthew Ies Spetter - 1998
platform | loss | grief | leader |
A man who had recently lost his wife told me that he felt that his grief would never end. It had been a very good second marriage for both of them and then the disaster struck of a rapidly spreading disease with much suffering toward the end. His devastation was without relief ...
Why Public Schools by Meredith Sue Willis - date n.a.
I grew up in a small Appalachian town where two-thirds of my graduating class did not go on to college. There is nothing in my education that I value more than that high school experience. I learned to see myself as one part of a diverse world, and I assumed that this public school experience was one that everyone sought.
Winter Solstice by Staff - 2011
image | solstice | celebration |
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World Religions -- Stories for Young People by Theda K Strong -
This book is a story of the world’s religions, to be used with children.
World Resources And The Energy Crisis by Staff - 1974
YES Conference 2008 Registration Packet by Staff - 2008
Packet includes registration form, payment form, parental authorization, and YES Code of Ethics
YES Save the Date Flyer 2011 Conference by Staff - 2011
Save the Date November 10-13, 2011 the Youth of Ethical Societies (YES) Conference being held at the Frost Valley, YMCA in Claryville, New York. | 