Richard Dawkins to Lecture at New York Society

Renowned scientist and "new atheist" Richard Dawkins will lecture at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on Saturday, March 15, 2008. The event is sponsored in part by the New York Society. Read about it here.

Perfect Together?

An invitation has been extended from the Secular Coalition for America to the AEU (the parent organization of the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County) for the AEU to become a member organization of the SCA. These are the member organizations of the SCA:

• American Humanist Association
• Atheist Alliance International
• Freedom From Religion Foundation
• Institute for Humanist Studies
• Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers
• Secular Student Alliance
• Secular Web / Internet Infidels
• Society for Humanistic Judaism

And among the SCA Advisory Board members are these movement luminaries:

• Richard Dawkins, D.Sc., FRS
• Sam Harris
• Christopher Hitchens
• Michael Newdow, M.D.
• Massimo Pigliucci, Ph.D.
• Salman Rushdie
• Ellery Schempp, Ph.D.
• Julia Sweeney

Make no mistake about it, this move would increase Ethical Culture's national visibility. If properly leveraged by the AEU and its member Societies, it seems likely this move would help interested humanists find their way to our doors. Click here to read more about it (you will need to register for free with the Ethical Society without Walls (ESWoW).

If you are a member of the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, or any other chapter, this affects you. Click Comments (below) to let us know your thoughts.