For those who aren’t sure that Ethical Societies should have community singing, Brian Eno has a nice “This I Believe” essay on singing together. Check it out on the NPR site. Sounds like a bunch of humanist reasons to me. What do you think? Do you like singing with others in public? [...]

A magnificent and beautiful true defense of marriage for all by Keith Olbermann. Watch it and send it on.
Thanks to Gene B. for the link

There will be nationwide protests this Saturday against the passage of Proposition 8 in California, which took away the rights of same-sex couples to marry. Here in St. Louis, the gathering will be at the Old Courthouse, infamous as the site of Dred Scott decision that denied citizenship rights to African Americans.
Details: Noon [...]

I had a knee-jerk negative reaction to the passage of the English-only law here in Missouri. Since from what I understand it won’t change anything about how the state operates, it seemed to have no point other than to let people express their xenophobia. That is, it just seemed rude. However, the [...]

This presidential election was monumental–people who would have been considered less than full citizens in the last century were on both major tickets, and we have now elected our first African American president. No matter your party affiliation, that is a triumph for America.
And yet, even as this historic selection was taking place, a [...]

I just got back from voting this morning. It feels great. If you haven’t voted yet, VOTE! Help/drag your friends and neighbors to the polls. If there’s a long line at the polling place near you, bring those fine citizens a snack, entertain them (kids love to do this), thank them [...]