From the editor: A mainstay of Manhattan's Upper West Side, Ethical Culture hosts many small group discussions and talks of minor interest - but occiasionally pulls off (or co-hosts) a crowd-drawing speaker or panel.

From their website: 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.