tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post6166030906009757366..comments2023-05-28T11:33:45.579-04:00Comments on Who Will Lead?: How to tell right from wrong... It ain't easy!Who Will Lead?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03743247788371223606noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-81699519001888501562015-03-21T13:12:34.659-04:002015-03-21T13:12:34.659-04:00Daniel Herrscher
Workflow/Labor Utilization Coord...Daniel Herrscher <br />Workflow/Labor Utilization Coordinator at San Diego Unified School District<br />When a society's moral standards become "situational", then there's no solid foundation on which to build anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-5712387506152270712015-03-21T13:11:56.426-04:002015-03-21T13:11:56.426-04:00Abe WalkingBear Sanchez
formerly "America...Abe WalkingBear Sanchez <br />formerly "America's Best Bill Collector"...Speaker/Trainer on Revenue and Sales Enhancement<br />You can't put anything over on your kids. The prophet who said "even as children by their acts you shall know them"...and yourselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-78473646806507613342015-03-21T13:08:35.621-04:002015-03-21T13:08:35.621-04:00Manfred Ruzsicska
Sector Analyst and Policy Specia...Manfred Ruzsicska<br />Sector Analyst and Policy Specialist at SMEC International Development<br /><br />Just saw this and can't read the article (server is under maintenance) but it got me thinking so I thought I would table some views while they were fresh. <br /><br />While I understand and somewhat agree with what you are saying Shari I think the reason "it ain't easy" as John put it can be attributed to who is looking at the action and determining if it is write or wrong - i.e. my definition of what is wrong may be different from yours and that is a product of our respective frames of reference which in turn is influenced by culture and a host of other variables including where someone is at in terms of needs, education etc.. <br /><br />Even where you have very specific and apparently clearly defined rules e.g. in religious texts and written legislation there is still a function of awareness and education to get people to understand. I witness on a daily basis staunch adherents of religion breaching the core tenets of their faith - probably because their interpretation is different from how I would interpret it.. Even on basic fundamentals such as "thou shalt not kill" people and states have different interpretations with responses including state sanctioned executions, vigilante groups, revenge killings etc. <br /><br />Ultimately, as I see it, you will never have a consistent definition of right and wrong that everyone shares. Global legal systems will continue to seek to provide a definition and with luck we will get increasing homogeneity in these. Our communities will also work to communicate what is right and wrong (through outrage, promotion, electing of legislators who share their values etc.). As we progressively more towards a shared consistent understanding and internalise this then we will find it increasing easier to agree and discriminate right from wrong. >> Hope this isn't all straying off the topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-86129364003766476932015-03-21T13:08:02.774-04:002015-03-21T13:08:02.774-04:00Shari Cox
at Dept. of Children and Family Services...Shari Cox<br />at Dept. of Children and Family Services<br /><br />I wouldn't want to live in a theocracy, but there's no point in denying the roots of most of our ideas of right and wrong. Who's going to argue that "Thou shalt not steal" and "Thou shalt not murder" shouldn't be followed? And there are worse guides regarding right and wrong than "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." <br /><br />We benefit most from the separation when the church and state keep an eye on each other - checks and balances. Regarding the heresy, the Catholic Church wasn't limiting its teachings to what was included in the Bible when it did that - and quite a few other things as well. Clergy in all denominations everywhere do wrong (or, if you will, sin), too. We shouldn't follow either the church or the state blindly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-67630666619441783902015-03-18T13:38:52.219-04:002015-03-18T13:38:52.219-04:00Great thoughts and I like the reference to religio...Great thoughts and I like the reference to religion. Even in a society that increasingly moves away from organized religion, one can find the basis for our social contract in the 10 Commandments. I would also observe that separation of church and state are central to a society that evolves its beliefs. It used to be heresy to suggest that the planets revolve around the Sun. Whenever religion is tied to government, freedom is restrained and citizens suffer. It is incumbent upon our leaders to promote principled beliefs without imposing their's on us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450950497954468546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-38896430533550299432015-03-18T13:38:33.370-04:002015-03-18T13:38:33.370-04:00Kevin Wallace
Instructor Leadership Minor Program ...Kevin Wallace<br />Instructor Leadership Minor Program at John Carroll University<br /><br />I agree with Shari, most of the world's major religions have overlap in their tenants. Values have under pinning's in religion or religious tenants, as people move away from learning/practicing any religion they tend to drift towards moral relativism, but the question then becomes relative to what...? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-27240912376952174252015-03-18T13:38:04.975-04:002015-03-18T13:38:04.975-04:00Shari Cox
at Dept. of Children and Family Services...Shari Cox<br />at Dept. of Children and Family Services<br /><br />I think we have a pretty good starting point. The 10 commandments of Judaism and Christianity are also found in the Quran. Versions of commandments 6-9 are precepts of Buddhism and Hinduism. That covers a fairly large portion of the global community. Can we discuss some of the larger issues one at a time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-90228147184388331602015-03-16T17:26:30.402-04:002015-03-16T17:26:30.402-04:00Abe WalkingBear Sanchez
formerly "America...Abe WalkingBear Sanchez <br />formerly "America's Best Bill Collector"...Speaker/Trainer on Revenue and Sales Enhancement<br />You can't put anything over on your kids. The prophet who said "even as children by their acts you shall know them"...and yourselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-12647683456503652015-03-16T17:25:50.576-04:002015-03-16T17:25:50.576-04:00Daniel Herrscher
Workflow/Labor Utilization Coordi...Daniel Herrscher<br />Workflow/Labor Utilization Coordinator at San Diego Unified School District<br />When a society's moral standards become "situational", then there's no solid foundation on which to build anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com