Sep. 3rd 2011
May 8, 2011 Dear Margo, I write to you to share with you my perspective on this question. In a nutshell, I decided to become a member of the Ethical Society because I long to be part of a community of like-minded people that will help me grow and put into action some of my [...]
Sep. 3rd 2011
MUTUAL 1994 Sometimes our interests Are not conflicting. They are mutual. I put her before me And she puts me Before her. I listen to her And she paints for me. Sometimes she leads and I follow. Sometimes I lead and she follows. We are kind to each other. Instead of thinking Our interests Are [...]
Sep. 3rd 2011
by Andrea Perrault The famous, or infamous, decision of the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the “Citizens United” case was discussed at the July 31st Sunday group meeting. Andrea Perrault facilitated the discussion using materials developed by the Free Speech for People organization which is working to overturn the decision giving free speech rights to corporations [...]
Sep. 3rd 2011
by Peter Denison I am presenting an idea which might be valid and which might be wildly impossible. Anyway, here it is. If we are to grow, we need to attract more members, and younger ones. The problem is, if they have children and we don’t have a Sunday school program, they’re not likely to [...]
Sep. 2nd 2011
by Andrea Perrault Irony abounds in the newly chosen theme for the 2012 Olympics, London Calling. The song by The Clash was popular in the 80’s and represented a political message addressing unemployment, racial conflict, and social displacement. Today, with extreme violence occurring in London, its message is once again appropriate for the times (not [...]
Sep. 2nd 2011
by Michael Bleiweiss This past June I attended the annual Assembly of our parent organization, the American Ethical Union (AEU), held this year in Columbus, OH. As usual, it was four very intense days of workshops, meetings, speeches, and networking — all around building and strengthening Ethical Culture. This is a report on the major [...]
Sep. 2nd 2011
Power In human relationships and institutions, power is the ability to get other people to do what one wants them to do. I have identified eight kinds of power: (1) violence and the threat of violence, (2) political-legal power, (3) economic power, (4) ideological power, (5) the power of love, (6) the power of mutual [...]
Jul. 10th 2011
What This Cruel War Was Over by Brian King George Santayana famously said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If my daughter’s classmates’ papers on the Civil War are any indication, look out! Now I don’t want to turn this into an “in my day” rant. I will say up [...]
May. 30th 2011
Reframing the Conversation on Race: An Issue of Ethics and Humanity by Natalie Klavans On Sunday, 1 May 2011, the Ethical Society presented a panel of community activists, each of whom presented their particular perspective of what it may take to change the social and political dynamics of race in our country. Jennifer Yanco has [...]
May. 30th 2011
by Andrea Perrault The National Conference on Media Reform was held in Boston on April 7, 8, and 9 at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center. The event brought over 2,500 representatives of media outlets and general news junkies to our city for a three day marathon of panels, keynote presentations, and strategy sessions [...]