Together We Can Make a Difference
Arnold Fishman spoke to the society about how he discovered Ethical Culture and how it has become an important part of his life. He compares and contrasts Ethical Culture with mainstream religion and with secular humanism. (October 16, 2011) Listen to the podcast.
The Rainbow Root of Ethical Piety
Physicist and theologian Theodoric of Freiburg is credited as the first to use scientific method in experimentation properly in western Europe. His fourteenth century achievement, in part drawing on geometry, contributed to knowledge of reflection and refraction in the formation of rainbows. Freiburg’s achievement was highlighted in our October installment on faith, reason, and the […]
November Ethical Inspiration
Perhaps the first real sunshine after a month of rain helped, but Thursday, October 6, inspired me with peace in three flavors. As I prepared for my talk “Peace from the Inside Out,” my day began by rehearsing “Blowing in the Wind” and “Down By the Riverside” with Carolyn Brown. If you know Carolyn already, […]
African Migration to the US in Recent Times
Dr. Badru addressed the society on the topic of African migration and economic development. Badru is a Professor and Acting Chair of Africana Studies at UMBC. He described four waves of African migration, which arose from different causes at different times, including slavery, political persecution and economic hardship. He considered how western colonial powers promoted […]
Why Rabbits?
When I tell people I have pet rabbits, sometimes the reaction is disappointingly dismissive. Rabbits are unintelligent. They don’t do anything but sit in a cage, eat, and poop. When people learn, also, that I am an active member of the House Rabbit Society (HRS), their incredulity rises still further.
October Ethical Inspiration
The thing about inspiration is that you can’t often choose when or where it strikes. So you’ll have to forgive me for sharing with you inspiration that – like last month – came from watching my children. This time it was watching my youngest son Justin run in his first cross country meet of the […]
A Modest, Enduring Legacy
Belva and I are using money we were given by members of the Baltimore Ethical Society when I retired to create a professional video of some of my most popular children’s stories and to publish several books containing my poetry and my Ethical Culture talks. This summer I accomplished the first of these “retirement” goals. […]
September Ethical Inspiration
What did I do on my summer vacation? I experienced an existential moment as I surveyed a zip-line over Mexico’s Copper Canyon that would soon hold my children 1000 feet above the rocks. They were thrilled. I was terrified. Escaping into philosophic daydreaming, I recalled our July discussion at the Ethical Society about The Little […]
New Focus on Sunday School
BES is making a strong commitment to revitalizing its Sunday School program for the coming year. In May, Linda Joy Burke, a well-known published poet and writer, was brought on board as a “guest” Sunday School teacher. She was so enthusiastic and effective that Kirk Mullen, then Sunday School Committee chair, proposed that the Board […]
Joint NoVES/BES Summer Platform Fun for All!
Many thanks to Ellen Dinerman and Jim Perdue for hosting the joint North Virginia Ethical Society/Baltimore Ethical Society summer platform. Thanks also to North Virginia Leader Jone Johnson Lewis for spending some of her vacation time planning and delivering her platform. The event was a wonderful opportunity to get to know our fellow Ethical Culturists […]
