American Ethical Union
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The American Ethical Union is a federation of Ethical Culture societies in the United States that promotes humanist values, ethical living, and social justice through non-theistic congregational communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Ethical Union canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13329286 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Ethical Union Context triple: [Ethical Culture, hasOrganization, American Ethical Union]
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A.
Council of Conscience
The Council of Conscience was a high advisory body in early 18th-century France responsible for matters of religion, morality, and ecclesiastical policy within the royal government.
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B.
Fellowship of Reconciliation
The Fellowship of Reconciliation is an international, faith-based peace and justice organization known for its commitment to nonviolence, conscientious objection, and social reconciliation.
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C.
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is the public policy and moral advocacy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, focusing on issues of ethics, religious freedom, and social concerns from an evangelical Christian perspective.
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D.
American Humanist Association
The American Humanist Association is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that advocates for humanist values, church-state separation, and civil liberties from a non-theistic, progressive perspective.
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E.
American Unitarian Association
The American Unitarian Association was a historic liberal religious organization in the United States that promoted Unitarian theology and later became a key predecessor to the Unitarian Universalist Association.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Ethical Union Target entity description: The American Ethical Union is a federation of Ethical Culture societies in the United States that promotes humanist values, ethical living, and social justice through non-theistic congregational communities.
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A.
Council of Conscience
The Council of Conscience was a high advisory body in early 18th-century France responsible for matters of religion, morality, and ecclesiastical policy within the royal government.
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B.
Fellowship of Reconciliation
The Fellowship of Reconciliation is an international, faith-based peace and justice organization known for its commitment to nonviolence, conscientious objection, and social reconciliation.
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C.
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is the public policy and moral advocacy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, focusing on issues of ethics, religious freedom, and social concerns from an evangelical Christian perspective.
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D.
American Humanist Association
The American Humanist Association is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that advocates for humanist values, church-state separation, and civil liberties from a non-theistic, progressive perspective.
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E.
American Unitarian Association
The American Unitarian Association was a historic liberal religious organization in the United States that promoted Unitarian theology and later became a key predecessor to the Unitarian Universalist Association.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federation of Ethical Culture societies
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humanist organization ⓘ non-theistic religious organization ⓘ |
| affiliation | Ethical Culture movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | national programs for Ethical Culture societies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
democratic decision-making
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dignity and worth of every person ⓘ ethical living without belief in a deity ⓘ individual responsibility ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| field |
Ethical Culture
NERFINISHED
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applied ethics ⓘ religious humanism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
community service
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discussion groups ⓘ ethical education ⓘ lectures ⓘ public forums ⓘ social justice advocacy ⓘ |
| hasCommunityType |
congregational
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non-creedal ⓘ |
| hasComponent | Ethical Culture society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthicalBasis | deed before creed ⓘ |
| hasMeetingFormat |
Sunday platform meetings
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ceremonies and life-cycle events ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalStructure | federation ⓘ |
| hasOrientation |
humanist
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progressive ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
promote ethical living
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promote humanist values ⓘ promote social justice ⓘ |
| hasScope | national ⓘ |
| hasTheology | non-theistic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| promotes |
civic engagement
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compassion ⓘ human rights ⓘ reason-based ethics ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| rejects | supernaturalism as a basis for ethics ⓘ |
| supports | Ethical Culture societies in the United States ⓘ |
| values |
democracy
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intellectual freedom ⓘ mutual respect ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Ethical Union Description of subject: The American Ethical Union is a federation of Ethical Culture societies in the United States that promotes humanist values, ethical living, and social justice through non-theistic congregational communities.
Referenced by (2)
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