There is a new state law that seeks to restrict access to abortion in Missouri by requiring abortion providers to meet expensive and medically unnecessary standards. Please read newsweek.com’s article, featuring our own wonderful Allison Hile. And thank you again to our members who went out to Hope Clinic recently to be [...]

Apparently I shouldn’t tell you who told me about it, but if you’re local or visiting St. Louis, check out the new web site art-patrol.com, which is dedicated to spreading the word about the fine art scene in St. Louis. Each week the site profiles openings and shows; so get out on these lovely [...]

Those who were luckier than me and got to hear last Sunday’s speaker, Kathy Kelly, gave her a standing ovation for her powerful words against the Iraq War and her experiences as a witness to the refugee crisis. The podcast of her talk is now up at ethicalstl.org/libraryaudio. Please listen and share it [...]

Stephen Pinker has been studying the human history of violence, and he’s found that despite the bad news we hear about or experience every day, humanity is continuing to become less violent, and more cooperative and appreciative of diversity. There’s a 20-minute video of his presentation on violence at ted.com–as well as a lot [...]

The online archives of the New York Times are now free to all. Those interested can read an article from 1879 titled “Deed Rather Than Creed” that details the activities of Adler and the early Ethical Movement.

Our crack e-Committee has set up a forum, http://www.live.ethicalstl.org/platforms, where anyone may respond to and discuss the Sunday-morning talks posted on our web site. You may register or post anonymously.
With permission, I have just posted a very in-depth critical response to the platform on Hinduism that was given at the Ethical Society this summer, [...]

The Autumn AEU Dialogue newsletter is out and available at aeu.org. It includes reviews of the new AEU Summer School for Ethics (or “Summer School II”), an article on the evolution of religion by Ethical Society of St. Louis Leader Emeritus John Hoad, and a lovely narrative of losing and finding faith of different [...]