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Einstein’s Religion
Posted on 14 Jan 2019
Joe Chuman, Leader of the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County (part-time leader of the New York Society for Ethical Culture), spoke on January 6, 2019 about “Einstein’s Religion.” (Click on camera icon in upper right corner to open video.)
Although Albert Einstein was not a member of Ethical Culture, he was familiar with the Movement and had high praise for it. In analyzing Einstein’s thoughts on religion, we Ethical Culturists can perhaps gain clarification of our own. Because he was the consummate genius of the 20th Century, Einstein’s insights on religion may also provide validation for beliefs that sometimes baffle outsiders.
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On this final day of Black History Month, we honor Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), a Black playwright and journalist.![]()
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Hansberry’s partly autobiographical play “A Raisin in the Sun,” shocked Broadway audiences when a Black character declared, “God is just one idea I don’t accept. ... It’s just that I get so tired of him getting credit for all the things the human race achieves through its own stubborn effort. There simply is no God! There is only man, and it’s he who makes miracles!” She worked with W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson on an African-American progressive newspaper, until her life was tragically cut short at age 34 by cancer.![]()
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A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979), was a Black labor organizer.![]()
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Randolph was the founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly Black union. He helped convince President Franklin Roosevelt to desegregate military production factories during World War II, and organized the 1963 March on Washington with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ![]()
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In 1973, Randolph signed the Humanist Manifesto II, a public declaration of Humanist principles.![]()
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Do you have teens at home looking for a fun weekend full of Ethical connections? There's still time to sign up for AEU's National Youth of Ethical Societies Annual Conference, happening online March 5-7th!![]()
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This year's topic is the American public education system. Discussions will include:![]()
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•Comparing our similarities and differences between our districts![]()
•Standardized testing![]()
•Exploring teachers’ points of view vs. students’![]()
•The American education system vs. foreign systems![]()
•Common core![]()
•The future of education![]()
•Attending virtual classes![]()
•Inequities and how different forms of oppression are perpetuated by our current system![]()
•The school to prison pipeline![]()
•School districting that leads to segregation![]()
•Mental health resources![]()
•Correctional officers/police in schools![]()
•And more!![]()
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Join the AEU for this year's YES National Conference! On the weekend of March 5, we will gather online to share our thoughts on this year's topic: America's Public Education System7 ·
"At its core, we are teaching children to care, about ethics, about caring for community, others and the earth," said Jessi Almstead. "We're teaching compassion for all beings, a sense of fairness and justice for all, citizenship and community service and altruism. It's not a fixed set of beliefs, but it's a learning environment where children are encouraged to think for themselves, to think critically and think ethically."
Society celebrates Black History Month with children's stories
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LEWISBURG — The Susquehanna Valley Ethical Society (SVES) celebrated Black History Month with a live reading of children's books each week on Facebook Live.1 ·
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