moral

The Aristotelian Precedents of Islamic Moral Education: A Reformist Perspective Paper presented to the Middle Atlantic States Philosophy of Education Society, West Chester University, October 1992 Antonia D'Onofrio, Ph. D. (Narayanjot Kaur) Center for Education...

Most women at Kabul prison accused of 'moral' crimes http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/most-women-at-kabul-prison-accused-of-moral-crimes-351883?fb Kabul: The 21-year-old Afghan woman said she fled her abusive husband only to be raped at gunpoint by a stranger who was supposed to help her...

by PETER WEHNER Earlier this week, David Brooks wrote a fascinating column on young people’s moral lives, basing it on hundreds of in-depth interviews with young adults across America conducted by the eminent Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith and his team. The results, according to...

Do we have a moral duty to bring others to faith? Rev. RAY INNEN PARCHELO is a novice Tendai priest and founder of the Red Maple Sangha, the first lay Buddhist community in Eastern Ontario If you hear a knock at the front door at supper time, you can rest assured it won’t be a pair of...

SHE may be an atheist but Julia Gillard is receiving divine intervention from religious leaders who support her carbon tax. Representatives from all major religions met politicians in Canberra yesterday to discuss climate change action - and they were not praising Catholic Tony Abbott's plan...

Admin note: A new thread started. This topic moved from Fools Who Wrangle over Flesh. Spnadmin ji, In a world where in fact there is only a moment of consciousness, one following another, what needs to be known is what the reality is NOW. Moral action is one kind of reality which...

LONDON, April 22, 2011 Manmohan Singh's apology for anti-Sikh riots a ‘Gandhian moment of moral clarity,' says 2005 cable Hasan Suroor The HinduTWO DECADES LATER: A victim of the riots at a 2005 demonstration in New Delhi. Photo: Sandeep Saxena Prime Minister Manmohan...

Women and Wellness - Giving our children a moral compass GITA ARJUN How do we go about instilling the right values in our children? Rashmita was in the kitchen getting dinner ready. Her two teenage children were chattering away with visiting friends. She was not paying much attention...

Why moral values are important by Olivia Bredbenner 　 When making the choice between right and wrong we often judge others more strongly on their morals; than do we on values . Morals are the "motivation based on ideas of right and wrong ." If we have been blessed with a conscience that shakes...

Canada’s bogus moral posturing Defending Canada’s decision not to grant visas to Indians associated with security forces or intelligence agencies, a Canadian tweeted to me, “Great nations must maintain high moral standards.” It would have been a profound statement had it not been made by a...

Moral Law in Sikhs Religion Law cannot be defined in lay man’s language. It has different connotations for different people. A citizen may think of law as a set of rules which he must obey. A lawyer may think of law as a vocation. A legislator may think of law as something created by him...

SPIRITUALITY BY MORAL VALUES Spirituality at one time was the domain of religion but to be truthful one can be spiritual with out belonging to a religion. One could be spiritual by following the Universal moral codes. Morality could be defined; 1. The quality of being in accord with...

I have decided to forego shaving my legs, and that is in keeping with Sikhism, so I ask you to help me feel better about my decision. Who decided that women are supposed to shave our legs anyway? What purpose was it supposed to serve? Men were not goaded into shaving their legs. Men are not...

SGPC chief must resign on moral grounds: Sikh bodies (Yahoo! India News) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11i9ik220/*http%3A//in.news.yahoo.com/060907/139/67dfm.html Array Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:32:50 GMT By Ravinder Singh Robin

SGPC chief must resign on moral grounds: Sikh bodies (New Kerala) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11vrs1u9h/*http%3A//www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=18287 Array Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:29:53 GMT By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar, Sep 7 : Sikh bodies have...

http://www.sikhworld.co.uk/page24.html FIVE EVILS 5 MORAL EVILS Kaam : refers to lust and illegitimate sex. It is one of the greatest evils that tempts people away from God. It makes an individual weak-willed and unreliable. Normal sexual relationship as a house-holder is not restricted in...

http://www.sikhtempledallas.org/youth/fiveevil.html The Five Evils -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaam : refers to lust and illegitimate sex. It is one of the greatest evils that tempts people away from God. It makes an individual...

Gordon Brown made an impassioned call on Saturday night for the "greatest moral crusade of our times ... to tackle the greatest evil of our time". http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=123r64o5m/*http%3A//society.guardian.co.uk/aid/story/0,14178,1520888,00.html

From a philosophical point of view - can there ever be any moral absolutes? If the answer is yes, why and what do you regard as absolute? If the answer is no, why?