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Society for Humanistic Judaism Affirms Human Responsibility

As members of the Society for Humanistic Judaism:

• We seek solutions to human conflicts that respect the freedom, dignity, and self-esteem of every human being. We make ethical decisions based on our assessment of the consequences of our actions.
• We believe that it is human beings who have the responsibility for solving human problems. We are committed, in the enduring Jewish tradition of support for social action and social progress, to community service and actions for social justice. We each take responsibility for our own behavior, and all of us take collective responsibility for the state of our world.

Criteria for Selection of Issues

Are we advocating evidence-based policy solutions that promote the core ethical values of freedom, dignity and self-esteem for every human being? This is a prerequisite.

If so, then the resolution must relate to at least one of the below criteria:

1. separation of church and state, OR

2. Jewish identity/culture, OR

3. a position with which an overwhelming majority of the SHJ are likely to agree.

• Core Principles of the Society for Humanistic Judaism

• Aid to Victims of Terrorism

• Advance Directives

• Anti-Bullying

• Assault Rifle and High Capacity Magazine Ban

• Boy Scouts

• Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Triangle Waist Factory Fire

• Condemnation of Mosque Burning, October 2011

• Homophobic Bullying

• Immigration

• In Support of Israel (May 4, 2002)

• In Support of Mideast Peace Process (October 18, 2000)

• Marriage Equality

• Commemoration of Murdered Israeli Athletes at 2012 Olympics

• Opposition to Conscience Clauses

• Opposition to Funding Faith-Based Action

• Opposition to Politically Motivated Violence & Hate Speech

• Opposition to School Prayer

• Opposition to School Vouchers

• Separation of Church and State

• September 11, 2001

• Stem Cell Research

• Support for Reproductive Choice

• Teaching of Science in Public Schools

• Workers' Rights

• Hurricane Katrina Relief

• Tsunami Relief

Statements Issued by the International Federation of Secular Humanistic Jews

• Proclamation of the International Federation of Secular Humanistic Jews
• Who is a Jew?
• Statement on the Future of the Jewish People
• Statement on Eurasian Jewry
• What Does It Mean to Be Jewish?
• Jews Among The Nations