Surviving the Workday

I was at the Skirball last night, which got me thinking about humanism in general, and humanistic judaism.

Humanistic Jews affirm that:

Human beings possess the power and responsibility to shape their own lives independent of supernatural authority. In other words, not all Humanistic Jews believe in a God: Your own beliefs are up to you.A Jew is a person who identifies with the history, culture, and future of the Jewish people.

Judaism is the historic culture of the Jewish people.

Jewish history is a human saga, a testament to the significance of human power and human responsibility.

Jewish identity is best preserved in a free, pluralistic environment.

The freedom and dignity of the Jewish people must go hand in hand with the freedom and dignity of every human being.

excerpted from Humanistic Judaism on Religious Tolerance.

This entry was posted by Ms. Theologian on Friday, December 30th, 2005 at 4:56 pm and is filed under religion You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.