Leader’s Blog
What’s an Ethical Society For?
What is an Ethical Society for? We live in a larger world that increasingly encourages polarization, to privilege those who are already powerful while treating as disposable those who are not, and to economically value a narrow range of “productivity” over work that...
Inspired by Those Unlike Us
Alicia Garza wrote, "I'm so inspired when I see people who have a way that they do things, have a way that they think about the world, and they're courageous enough to be open to listening to what the experiences are of so many of us who want to live in a world that's...
When Our Intuition Fails
I have been so grateful during the last 17 months for some parts of my background that are unusual for people who are in clergy and clergy-like positions. First, that I had a career in Information Technology before going back to school, including debuting personal...
Our Identity
Over the summer, I planned to present two Sunday platform talks on key foundations of our Ethical commitments: to human worth and to human relationship. The one on human worth has been presented (and is on our Facebook and YouTube pages as a recording), and the one...
Between Times
In March of 2020, our Ethical Society, like so many institutions, suddenly shifted how it operated. It was a crisis, and we had to shift right away, without time for planning. What followed was a mixture of adaptation and innovation, with individuals and our Society...
The Fifth of July
Facing our history honestly is important for honoring the Fourth of July; now, what to us is the Fifth of July
The Spirit of Play
Our "ethics matters" theme for June has been "play," although I think of that more as an over-arching theme for June, July, and August. Like other mammals, we play when we are young -- and sometimes when we are not so young. What are you doing to keep the spirit of...
Doing Our Part for Democracy
Democracy means rule of the people, where a majority can take action, while protecting the rights of vulnerable minorities. But democracy doesn't work if the people don't speak up. There's another election coming up this month in New York City. I urge you, if you...
Making Life Better
It happened more than 20 years ago, but I can remember it like it was yesterday. One of those moments so powerful, yet so simple. I was driving down a city street I’d driven down hundreds of times before. The light was green, and I drove through it. I think I’m always mindful when I’m driving of what’s going on around me, even when the light is green.