Sentences with phrase «moral values issues»

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But if God does not exist, then neither do absolute values, and one should not issue moral judgments as though they do.

Though the Supreme Court is far from a consistent proxy issue for social conservatives or religious voters, it does provide a flashpoint for issues of religious liberty, traditional moral values, and abortion - on - demand.

Similarly, while there may be some value in the refusal to take a moral stance on homosexuality — in order to focus squarely on the nature of marriage rather than on same - sex relationships — I am less than persuaded by the authors» moral judgment that people's sexual relationships are a private issue.

Ethics entails critical reflection on the social dimensions of moral behavior, the constitution of meaning by both the individual and the group, the identification of values underlying moral action, the use of warrants in grounding these values, the operation of norms and principles in a changing and diversified world and similar issues.

The sticking point in all of this is that when it comes to contested issues of moral value, one side wins and the other loses.

The value judgement on one species versus another is a moral issue.

Members want the pastor to take a stand on moral issues as long as the position taken claims to be biblical and conforms to their moral values and commitments.3

These rightists appeal to the real anxieties of a great many Americans about some serious moral issues, but their prescriptions are not likely to help in dealing with those issues; moreover, they threaten other moral values.

Whitehead does recognize that there are tragic conflicts of value, but in his concern for the metaphysics of creation he does not seem sufficiently «under the weight» of the moral issue of duty which Kant pointed up so clearly.

They were, instead, making the complex decisions that any serious voter must, weighing their own moral commitments against a candidate's professed values, the policies they propose and how much is likely to be accomplished on a given issue given the political climate.

Advocating censorship as a solution ignores the complexity of associated issues of freedom of speech and questions of imposition of one particular set of moral values in a socially and morally pluralistic society.

The Chronicle of Higher Education and Change have been much concerned about values recently, as have the American Association of Higher Education and the other Washington - based educational agencies; the Danforth Foundation recently held a workshop on values in liberal arts education, and the whole issue has been given academic credibility by programs in moral development and in value analysis at several universities.

It's not a racial issue or a power issue it's a question of morals and values that disappear when great civilizations are built.

Encourage your child to develop strong values and morals by discussing issues with them, in an age - appropriate way, before they are faced with dealing with the situations in their own lives.

For anyone with principle, values and a moral compass Trump's baggage is most certainly an issue.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

They explore with students how issues that they are learning about in particular subjects relate to spiritual, moral, social and cultural ideas and about modern British Values.

«It's an issue that if you see it, you can't unsee it, and if you let it perpetuate, that it's one of those things that says a lot about our state unfortunately that we don't value that type of moral action for those that we are entrusted in the care of,» Geppi told WECT of North Carolina's lack of any regulation on dog breeding.

Ferguson added: «This research may help society focus on issues that really matter and avoid devoting unnecessary resources to the pursuit of moral agendas with little practical value.»

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Some scientists have claimed that science does not have a moral value; but while pure knowledge may be ethically neutral, the way this knowledge is gained and the use to which it is put can involve many difficult ethical issues.

Nonetheless, she envisages less governance problems in the case of EU competition law enforcement by the CJEU and national courts, since «theories of integrity in judicial reasoning suggest deeply embedded tendencies to prefer solutions that are coherent with the legal system at issue, and -LRB-...) its underlying constitutional and moral values.»

If there are moral or ethical issues you discover when examining the organizational values or mission, it's better to find this out before the interview and continue your job search elsewhere.

The intensive, comprehensive program provides individual therapy, family counseling, drug and alcohol education, moral development, anger management, self - esteem development, as well as a focus on ethics and values, relationship issues, women's health issues and recovery from / prevention of sexual exploitation.

Children learn to make ethical judgments through having practice in putting themselves in others» shoes and through being encouraged to reflect on issues that involve social and moral values.

Students recognise that there are issues and problems in using values and ethical principles to resolve moral problems (e.g. «you should always tell the truth») and gain skills and judgement about how to apply these ethical principles in a way which respects and furthers human rights values and principles.