The religious character of Ethical Culture seems endlessly debatable. Is Ethical Culture a religion? Or, is it a secular philosophy of life? Despite the fact that Ethical Culture is now in its 128th year, the question is still not resolved. Though many, and I would guess, most Ethical Culturists would identify Ethical Culture as their religion, at the same time, I know that a significant minority would not. For people in the latter category, religion comes with a lot of baggage in the form of creeds, rituals and a very flawed history that they don’t want to identify with. For many people attracted to movements like ours, religion is a repository of all things evil. Mention the word “religion” and what comes to mind is authoritarianism and self-righteousness, self-interested clerics who sustain their power by duping and exploiting the masses with superstition, obscurantism and dark mysteries to which only they have privileged access, strange and irrational cultic practices, not to mention xenophobia, crusades, inquisitions, pogroms and holy wars. For such people religion is a virtual allergy, and there is much in religion’s malignant underside, to verify that they have a point.
Dr. Joe Chuman's Talks at The Bergen Ethical Society
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As the leader of the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, Dr. Chuman gives our platform address the first Sunday of each month. Below are selected transcripts and videos. |
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