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{{Short description|Integration of humanist ethical philosophy}} {{Humanism}} '''Religious humanism''' or '''ethical humanism''' is an integration of [[Humanism|humanist philosophy]] with [[Place of worship|congregational]] [[Ritual|rite]]s and community activity that center on human needs, interests, and abilities. Religious humanists set themselves apart from [[Secular humanism|secular humanists]] by characterizing the nontheistic humanist [[life stance]] as a non-supernatural "religion" and structuring their organization around a congregational model. [[Ethical Culture]] and religious humanist groups first formed in the United States from [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]] ministers who, not believing in God, sought to build a [[secular religion]] influenced by the thinking of French philosopher [[Auguste Comte]]. In the 21st century, religious humanists commonly unite under the umbrella of [[Ethical movement|Ethical Culture]] or Ethical Humanism. This phenomenon is primarily centered in the United States. While a British Ethical movement was notably active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it had gradually distanced itself from its "religious" aspects by the 1960s. Instead, it emphasized humanism less as a religious identity and more as a practical label describing rational and non-religious perspectives on [[Secular morality|morality]] and [[Secular ethics|ethics]].
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