We attempt to transcend divisive parochial loyalties based on race, religion, gender, nationality, creed, class, sexual orientation, or ethnicity, and strive to work together for common good of humanity. We desire to protect and enhance the earth, to preserve it for future generations, and to avoid inflicting needless suffering on other species. We believe in enjoying life here and now and in developing our creative talents to their fullest. We believe in cultivation of moral excellence. We respect the right to privacy.
Humanist ethics is amenable to critical, rational guidance.
There are normative standards that we discover together. Moral principles are tested by their consequences. We are deeply concerned with moral education of our children. We want to nourish reason and compassion. We are engaged by the arts no less than by the sciences.