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When many people see the word "morality," their first thought often relates to sexual activity of some type. Many individuals and groups use much broader definitions. They might define a moral act or state in many different ways:

bulletMoves society towards the principle of "equal liberty and justice for all."
bulletPromotes an individual's personal growth to become all that they are capable of becoming: emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically.
bulletFollows the dictates of God (or other deity/deities).
bulletIs in harmony with a holy book (e.g. Torah, Bible, Qur'an, etc).
bulletIs in harmony with the teachings of one's faith tradition.

There are an enormous number of topics that we hope to be covered eventually in this section. We have just begun to scratch the surface.

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Introductory topics:

bulletDiversity of worldviews
bulletTruth: is it absolute or relative?
bulletMorality: sources, diversity, commonalities, Ethic of reciprocity
bulletHow religions established, changed, and continue to change their teachings on slavery, the role of women, sexual orientation, and other topics

Specific topics covered:

bulletBible:
bulletBible passages that are immoral by today's religious & secular standards
bulletThe status of women in the Bible and early Christianity
bulletGod's genocides
bulletChanging holy books in order to modify beliefs and alter behaviors
 
bulletBusiness ethics:
bulletSalaries paid to religious leaders of para-church groups in the U.S.
bulletFuture Shop.ca® in Canada
bulletHoover® in Canada
bulletPeople with disabilities, by the Canadian banking system
 
bulletChildren:
bulletPreventable child deaths from unclean water and lack of sanitation
bulletHitting children as a form of discipline
bulletChildren being used as soldiers
bulletShootings in public schools
bulletSafe haven laws for abandoned newborns
bulletSatanic Ritual Abuse
 
bulletCloning:
bulletEthical aspects of cloning
bulletTherapeutic cloning (creation of artificial organs)
 
bulletDenial of human rights of:
bulletPeople living in dictatorships
bulletGays and lesbians seeking marriage
bulletGays, Atheists, Agnostics and others in the Boy Scouts
bulletEmployment discrimination against:
bulletWomen seeking ordination
bulletGays and lesbians
bulletPeople with disabilities, by the Canadian banking system
bulletEnvironment:
bulletGlobal warming and other environmental concerns
bulletGovernment:
bulletMoral and religious aspects of the 2004 presidential election
bulletMoral aspects of the 2006 budget and state of the nation speech
bulletHuman sexuality
bulletHomosexuality and bisexuality
bulletThe HPV vaccine and cervical cancer
bulletChristian attitudes on sex and gender (Masturbation, homosexuality, abortion, ordination of women, status of women)
bulletYouth sexuality: sex-education, access to condoms, & pre-marital sex
bulletRape in wartime
 
bulletMedical topics:
bulletAbortion -- religious and ethical aspects
bulletHuman embryo & stem cell research
bulletMedical treatment of pain: who gets it and who doesn't
bulletAvailability of marijuana
bulletPhysician assisted suicide
bulletTreatment of burns with fetal skin tissue
 
bulletNative peoples:
bulletThe extermination of Canada's Innu people
bulletSuicide among Canada's Native people
 
bulletPolls:
bulletActivities that Canadians feel are immoral
 
bulletSlavery:
bulletPast, recent & current slavery in Nazi Germany, Japan, Sudan, U.S., etc
bulletFinancial compensation for Nazi slave laborers
bulletJapanese sex slaves
 
bulletWar:
bulletLand mines
bulletFinancial compensation for Nazi slave laborers
bulletGovernments' complicity in the Nazi holocaust
bulletRape in wartime
bulletJapanese sex slaves
bulletWhen is killing a human permitted? The principle of tattarrus in Islam
 
bulletOther material:
bulletCapital punishment; the death penalty
bulletHate crime legislation
bulletReligious urban legends - contemporary beliefs that are hoaxes

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