Week of 9/14/2020
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My White Supremacy Problem As with many in the United States, I rely heavily upon my religious tradition for moral guidance. That reliance is... Read More →
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Bart’s BlogWeek of 8/17/2020
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The Black Lives Matter to AEU statement to reaffirm past resolutions for racial justice was approved by the Assembly of the American... Read More →
Week of 8/10/2020
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What do the words “white supremacist” evoke in you? It’s hard for me to see those words and not think of hate spewing, Ku Klux Klan hooded,... Read More →
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I got a good bit of positive feedback on my last entry on “othering.” I’d written: Othering is, I believe, a necessary precursor to oppressio... Read More →
Week of 6/22/2020
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Othering is, I believe, a necessary precursor to oppression. “Othering” involves what the sociologist Yiannis Gabriel has described as “casting a... Read More →
Week of 6/15/2020
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I’ve gotten a good amount of feedback on last week’s blog message which ended with a call to “cut off the blood supply” of structural racism by... Read More →
Week of 6/8/2020
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A friend and I had a frank phone conversation last week. She’d read the AEU’s statement on George Floyd and the Aftermath and my blog message and... Read More →
Week of 6/1/2020
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Some deaths are especially personal. Recently the Ethical Movement lost one of its own longtime members, Bob Gordon, who succumbed to cancer on... Read More →
Week of 5/25/2020
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After 4 or 5 hours of struggle I abandoned my Memorial Day blog post. In the end the topic was too big and the space too small for my capacities.... Read More →
Week of 5/18/2020
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Sunday’s Zoom crash got me thinking quite a lot about vulnerability and frustration. I always look forward to Sunday platform meetings and... Read More →
Week of 5/11/2020
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Thank you to all who have contributed to the American Ethical Union’s #GivingTuesdayNow campaign! We raised almost $4600 and will be sending... Read More →
Week of 5/4/2020
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One of the pleasures of being the executive director for the American Ethical Union is that I can visit the member Societies on a pretty regular... Read More →
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Today, as the nation continues to recover from an attempted white supremacist insurrection at our capitol, we are reflecting upon this quote from the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. ![]()
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AEU Statement Regarding the Events of January 6th![]()
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Yesterday, we watched in shock and horror as a violent mob attacked the US Capitol, forcing their way inside and occupying areas of the building for hours in an attempt to disrupt the certification of electoral votes submitted by the states. By the end of the day, 4 people were dead, 52 members of the seditious mob were arrested, and 14 police officers were injured. It took the assistance of many additional federal law enforcement personnel and the National Guard to remove the attackers from the Capitol and clear the way for the Joint Congress to resume its work.![]()
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Fortunately, the Joint Congress was resolute and refused to let the interruption derail our democracy, working through the night to certify the electoral vote counts for all of the states. However, this episode was an attack on democracy itself, instigated by a sitting president whose actions have severely undermined respect for and trust in the very system that put him in office. ![]()
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Mr. Trump has shown only contempt for the democratic process and is a danger to our country. People who are in a position to remove Mr. Trump from office ought to proceed in haste as this president has repeatedly shown readiness to incite violence and mayhem, and also continues to demonstrate an obsession with the electoral results to the seeming exclusion of other national concerns. Our democratic system of government must be protected from his influence.![]()
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As Ethical Humanists, we are called upon to repudiate the anti-democratic tendencies that have gained an unwelcome foothold in public life. Our country will need us to elicit the best from one another and ourselves in the months and years to come.![]()
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Share your voice! The AEU is seeking volunteers to contribute to our World Human Rights Day Project. Learn more here: ow.ly/YGDC50CYYPL
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Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture's Ethics for Children program is pleased to invite you to our Celebrating Community family event Sunday, January 10th! Join us for a zoom afternoon of interactive fun featuring art, theatre, and games - all with a spotlight on community.![]()
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