Walk Alongside Your Brother, A Platform By Bart Worden

Marc Bernstein on the Future of the Ethical Culture Movement

Matthew LaClair Platform

Matthew LaClair, of Kearny, NJ, stood up for religious freedom and the separation of church and state in the face of ridicule and opposition. During his junior year in high school, Matthew had a history teacher who promoted creationism and other personal religious beliefs in the classroom. When Matthew confronted the teacher and asked the school officials to address this, he became the target of harassment and even a death threat from fellow students. Despite this opposition, Matthew worked with the ACLU of New Jersey to make sure that the First Amendment is respected and upheld at his high school. Matthew won the battle at his school and thanks in large part to his advocacy, the Student Education Assembly on Religious Freedom was created at his high school so that all members of the school community will understand their rights and responsibilities

Matthew is also working on a project involving political bias in a popular high school text book. Here is a link to that story: AP Story

2008-Feb-17 Platform God Version 2 Jeff Grippe

There are many versions of God that exist in religions today. Most of them do not seem to fit well with a world view that is based on current science. In this platform, Jeff Grippe, a member of the Ethical Society of Westchester, attempt to construct a vision of God that fits well with a scientific world view and that is relevant.

Ethical Values Platform by Jeff Grippe

Robert L. Humphrey's Life Values [Dual-Life Values, Balanced Life Values] Theory describes the science of teaching and activating the universal human moral values that will stop conflict, including cross-cultural and cross-race violence, and promote peace and personal happiness.

Jeff Grippe, a member of the Ethical Society of Westchester, presents a platform based on Robert L. Humphrey's book Values for a New Millennium.