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The Baltimore Ethical Society (BES) is a humanistic religious fellowship united by belief in the worth and dignity of each individual.

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Ethical Leader Hugh Taft-Morales speaks about the threat of climate change, drawing from "The Uninhabitable Earth" by David Wallace-Wells. Join us online each Sunday! See https://t.co/faGrchR0Kf .

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Hugh quotes Rev. Dr. David Breeden, Senior Minister of @FUSMinneapolis, who says the consequences of Sin are poor personal performance and antisocial actions. This behavior calls for compassion and not threats of Hell.

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Ethical Leader Hugh Taft-Morales speaks about the brutality of the concept of Sin and its effect on people. Instead of beating ourselves up over Sin, we should practice our pleasures in moderation.

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Actions are more important than the beliefs that motivate those actions. Treating people with compassion and respect matters more than the philosophy you endorse. #ethicalunion

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Ethical Leader Hugh Taft-Morales speaks about the Ethical Culture Movement and the meaning of "Deed Before Creed." Ethical Culture has principles but not a creed or dogma. Our construction of knowledge implies a commitment to act.

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Ethical Leader Hugh Taft-Morales speaks about "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson and his Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org. "Our society applies a presumption of dangerousness to young black men."

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Dr. Polly Bart speaks about social isolation and what she has learned from suicide in her family and an episode in her life when she came near to suicide herself.

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Senator Taft believed the greatest evil of his time was substandard housing and homelessness. Housing was necessary for a stable democracy. He allied with Truman to increase federal spending on housing.

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Ethical Leader Hugh Taft-Morales speaks about the values of his grandfather the late Senate Majority Leader Robert Taft. Taft's politics focused on three principles: Equal justice, Equal opportunity, and Liberty

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BES marching for #MLKDay2020! @EthicalUnion

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.@ethicalunion Christian Hayden asks what is the purpose of an ethical society? To build a community that models what it would look like to live in a just society.

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Christian Hayden speaks on being black and Humanist. He shares insights from his yearlong service project in Ghana with the Humanist Service Corps, supporting women accused of witchcraft.

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@unitedworkers Could you please tweet about the Jan 23 event and agenda?

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The worth of a person cannot be measured or ranked. Each is unique.

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Ethical Leader Hugh Taft-Morales speaks about the concept of inherent worth, dignity, and the "somebodyness" of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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To start 2020, four BES member octogenarians share their insights into aging.

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Congratulations, Monica!

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This melanated nation is ready to rise and I’m ready to rise with it! - Monica Cooper, Returning Citizen Award Recipient #CivilRightsWeek2019 Gala

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Hugh Taft-Morales speaks about the importance of listening with caring attention. Listening and appreciating someone's story is key to serving them and bringing out their best.

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Nadia Nazar @ThisIsZeroHour and Matt Fitzpatrick speak on climate action panel at @IMET_USMD after screening of From Paris to Pittsburgh.

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Climate Action Film Screening tonight (12/03) 5:30 pm at IMET 701 E. Pratt "Paris to Pittsburgh: The Climate for Change is Now" (a free showing) https://t.co/0YJ9nQ2Ffm Panel discussion after with Nadia Nazar from @ThisIsZeroHour !