Saw this Bill Maher film a while back, and while it's not a very fair or even handed treatment of the subject of religion, it does beg the question of a standard code of civilized behavior, which is free of religious compulsion. Note that I am not referring to a code of ethics, which is distinct and different, being, being defined by both situation, and culture. I'm talking, as it were, of a code of conduct here.
Some of us, including some corporate entities, have adopted, and utilize such a code. However, I cannot, right now, think of one that has been documented and codified, other than simple credos, such as google's "do no evil". There is the Hippocratic oath, which begins with, "First, do no harm", but that is specific to the occupational field of medicine, and it's related corollary, the principle of Ahimsa, is, in fact, a religious tenet of the Jaine sect of Hinduism.
I'll see what I can find...
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