Without requiring adherence to any creed or doctrine, most members agree on a commitment to treating all human beings as persons of worth, regardless of their productivity, usefulness, or conformity. Some members focus on applying ethical ideals to family and personal life, others are more active in the community, others explore ethical history and philosophy.

Our members draw inspiration for ethical living from many sources: traditional religions, the lives of those women and men who have helped to make the world more humane, ethical idealism, progressive politics, philosophy, humanism, psychology, and liberal education. We encourage members to question and develop their own individual beliefs as a foundation for ethical living.