Jone Johnson Lewis – Jone Johnson Lewis

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Emotions: A Humanist Perspective

An older article, but one worth revisiting. Emotions: A Humanist Perspective – by Jone Johnson Lewis (substack.com)

Welcoming as Free and Equal Partners

A brief moment in time when there was a strong commitment by SOME in politics to an inclusive nation where …

signs pointing left to heaven (beautiful blue sky) and hell (cloudy red fire)

Indifference Quotes

New quote collection: Indifference Quotes – Wisdom Quotes

Beliefs and Believing

The topic of belief was one of the most popular on my old Wisdom Quotes site, and I’ve finally got …

Dignity Quotes

The idea of dignity is crucial to ethics and to humanism. Here are some quotes I’ve collected on dignity: Quotes …

Walking Away

On sticking it out vs. walking away when times get tough: some musings from experiences recently in several different organizations I’m part of.

Make a Difference

Some new quotes are up! Topic this time: making a difference. Your impact on the world matters. Making a Difference …

Bright sky, barbed wire fence, with some of the barbs turning into birds that fly away

Renewal, Repentance, and Repair

A humanist looks at repentance and repair. The new year is a time for soul-searching – even if you don’t believe in the soul as some kind of separate entity, we can understand that word and idea in terms of our inner best self – a metaphor like heart and mind for quality of existence.

Mountains in the distance, lake in the foreground. Distance is fuzzy, but a pair of eyeglasses shows a clearer image of the distant mountains. Metaphor for vision.

Vision for a Community of the Head, Heart, and Hands

My attempt to describe a vision for an Ethical Society. With a few minor changes, it could apply to other groups in the broader “head, heart, and hands” humanism and progressive religion.

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Social Media Policy

Not having a social media policy in your community can lead to uncomfortable, sometimes harmful, conflicts. I was asked recently …

Word immunity in blocks, with the initial I changing to CO for community. On orange background.

Immunity to Change

Learn more about this webinar (Sept-Oct 2023) for members and leadership in Ethical Culture, UU, and humanist groups. Register early!

A record from an 18th century register, explained in the text.

Forgotten Tragedy? 1712

Sometimes, in looking through records to solve a mystery, you find a new one. Today, I found one — that is also a tragedy.

Graphic showing the word Decisions in a circle, with bubbles pointing to it saying Mission, Members, Resources, Volunteers, and Agreements Laws Values.

Making Decisions in a Community

Are you a community or a club? A community or a dictatorship? How your group makes decisions shapes how people experience your community. Decision-making is about relationships!

Circles of Humanity

Being human together: a guide for community-building circles, especially in humanistic and progressive religious communities. Includes 20 scripts/guides you can …

Women of Ethical Culture

Who were some of the women who contributed to the Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanist movement through its history? You might know the name Anna Garlin Spencer — but there are more!