I just found the blog for Dr. Khoren Arisian, who I met while attending the Minneapolis Unitarian Society in the early 1990's. He now heads a fascinating group called the New York Society for Ethical Culture. Khoren's sermons were always thought filled and very colorful.
Here is a description of the group. It's quite impressive!
Ethical Culture is a Humanist and Ethical movement inspired by the ideal that the supreme aim of our lives is to create a more humane society.
We stand for separation of church and state. We believe acting morally does not require belief in a god. We place our faith in the demonstrated capacity of people to do wonderful things. We believe in the worth and dignity of all living beings.
We believe that all individuals have:
Inherent worth and dignity
The potential to grow and change
A responsibility to strive for ethical growth
A responsibility to treat others so as to help them realize their fullest potential
A responsibility to create a better world
A responsibility to help build an Ethical Culture community that welcomes and involves others
As an Ethical Culture community we believe that:
We are all part of something that transcends the individual experience
We have responsibilities to each other, to the Society, and to the community at large
We are enriched through our interconnectedness with others
We find confirmation and validation of our own selves and beliefs through our interactions with others
We derive strength through our relationships with others.
That is intelligent stuff and I guess it proves that a person does not have to believe in the trinity in order to be an ethical person.
Go Khoren go!!! Your one of my real life heros.
JM
Here is a description of the group. It's quite impressive!
Ethical Culture is a Humanist and Ethical movement inspired by the ideal that the supreme aim of our lives is to create a more humane society.
We stand for separation of church and state. We believe acting morally does not require belief in a god. We place our faith in the demonstrated capacity of people to do wonderful things. We believe in the worth and dignity of all living beings.
We believe that all individuals have:
Inherent worth and dignity
The potential to grow and change
A responsibility to strive for ethical growth
A responsibility to treat others so as to help them realize their fullest potential
A responsibility to create a better world
A responsibility to help build an Ethical Culture community that welcomes and involves others
As an Ethical Culture community we believe that:
We are all part of something that transcends the individual experience
We have responsibilities to each other, to the Society, and to the community at large
We are enriched through our interconnectedness with others
We find confirmation and validation of our own selves and beliefs through our interactions with others
We derive strength through our relationships with others.
That is intelligent stuff and I guess it proves that a person does not have to believe in the trinity in order to be an ethical person.
Go Khoren go!!! Your one of my real life heros.
JM
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