We do not dictate a belief system of right and wronginsisting instead that each of us must accept the responsibility for decision and the consequences of choice. We join together to lend strength to our ideas and ideals. We seek to provide a platform for individual thought. We support each other and work together to build our communities, seeking always higher and better levels of relationship. The larger society in which we all live seems to be characterized by hard problems and serious questions.
Violence threatens everyone.
Class and race and ethnic identifications continue to divide people long after we would have thought the problems solved. The world of education and work often seems to alienate people as much as humanize them. Our personal lives are often haunted by secrets that separate us from others, and our dreams often do not seem to be of much interest to anyone but ourselves. Those for whom the old gods creeds, rituals no longer provide meaning or comfort often go in search of answers more closely related to individual growth and to more authentic commitment to our fellow human beings. In the Ethical Culture Movement we join together on a shared quest.