The morality of war is hard to determine. ... You can never truly determine the morality of something. ... Morality needs to be based on what is right or wrong for the majority of society. ... If society makes the laws, then is everything accepted by society lawful? ... As I stated in my introduction, the morality of war is hard to determine. ...
Despite the law and authority during civil rights movement, King remained true to his moral values. ... All possessed a heightened sense of morality and maintained a strong sense of moral values despite any unjust policy or law. Many laws are put into place to strengthen a community and maintain a sense of balance. However, obeying a law that may pose physical and emotional harm on another is morally incorrect. All people have the moral responsibility to protest against these unjust laws. ...
e of morality if they are more familiar with them, but that can only happen if they are seen everyday (Johnson). ... If morality could be taught to the youth of the nation early in life then think how much better life could be for future generations. ... Even if the Christian religion is trying to force their religion into the schools, it is a worthy try because the Ten Commandments are not only laws of the Bible but they are also laws of morality and laws of the United States. ... Children these days do not receive the education that they need in the subject of morality. ... nts and to the ...
During that time he wrote a letter justifying the breaking of some laws. Martian Luther felt there were two types of laws, the just and the unjust. A just law is a man-made code that agrees with morality or God's law and uplifts human personality, an unjust law is out of harmony with moral law and degrades human personality. ...
Prohibition and its Moral and Ethnic effects on Rural and Urban America Was Rural America successful in imposing its codes of morality and ethics on Urban America during Prohibition? ... The social changes during this period are reflected in the laws and regulations that were implemented. ... Its main focus was personal righteousness and morality. The Comstock Law restricted the distribution of obscene material and information about sexuality through the mail, and the Mann Act banned the transportation of women across the state lines for immoral purposes. ... During Prohibition...
Not being able to purchase alcohol on Sunday is a common law in many states. This law was established during the prohibition era, when alcohol was banded for many reasons such as morality and belief in its cause of the general decay of American society. When the 21st amendment was passed each state was allowed to make their own laws concerning alcohol. ... The question is why do laws still vary so much from state to state. ... In some areas the majority of the population is opposed to loose alcohol laws and there is not much incentive for the city, therefore X is larger then Y and the laws ar...
The conclusion drawn from these two theses is that there is no objective "truth" in morality. Proposed laws of cultural relativism argue for example, that human rights as understood in the West are not necessarily applicable to the third world or the non-Western societies on the grounds that their philosophical basis is different and perhaps opposite. ... Some fear that the principle of cultural relativity will weaken morality. ... Moral relativism argues that if morality is culturally relative, then there is no independent basis for criticizing thus a more tolerant view on the cultures of oth...
Social relations are defined by it and secondary institutions like legislature and political offices are by and large made to facilitate execution of mode of morality given by religion. ... For instance, despite utterly secular outlook, abortion could not be legalized in most of the western countries including the United States for the reason no other than pressure from Vatican and regional religious bodies denouncing abortion as an act devoid of Christian morality. ... Knowledge about religion means knowledge of behavioral pattern and code of morality of people. If they are known, policies co...
It saved people from loosing sight of morality and following law. ... The Enlightenment played a key role on religion, science, education, and law. ... There primary focus was teaching bible, and morality. ... Nowhere in the world was there a government that created a law of separation of Church and state. ... The political make-up of America, its laws, education, religion, and technology were all revolutionized. . ...
Those in favor of a "marriage protection- amendment will use tradition and morality as foundation for their arguments. ... No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ... Marriage is a privilege of American citizens, and it allows several immunities from taxes and federal laws. ... In fact, many state laws are currently abridging the con...
Those in favor of a "marriage protection- amendment will use tradition and morality as foundation for their arguments. ... No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ... Marriage is a privilege of American citizens, and it allows several immunities from taxes and federal laws. ... In fact, many state laws are currently abridging the con...
Board of Education, judicial review may be used as a tool to protect minority groups from laws created by the majority. ... Hardwick where anti-sodomy laws that targeted homosexuals were first ruled constitutional, and now, it is the again Supreme Court's focus in Lawrence and Garner v. ... Basically, Lawrence and Garner believe the anti-sodomy law is a discriminatory standard since, according to the law, certain kinds of sex acts were immoral for homosexuals but not for heterosexuals. ... Thus, since anti-sodomy laws like Texas" single out homosexuals, they are denied equal treatment und...
The federal government is illegally forcing laws they do not have the power to make. ... The laws force people to hide it." ... At this time a twisted sense of "morality" is being imposed on a younger generation to which past generations were not subjected. ... (Engs, 1) The basis of the law is ridiculous. ... We as citizens can vote for our representatives, laws, and in act change. ...
It incorporated new programs to help rebuild the economy and strengthened the nation's morality. There were a lot of laws that were passed that Roosevelt brought into the nation during the first hundred days. ... The New Deal taught us many important lessons to keep an open mind for new ideas and not pass laws without making sure that it would help the people and the nation. ...
It saw the state's purpose as to execute God's moral laws, to protect God's faith, and to further of God's truth. God had given a revealed law through scripture and enjoined his creatures to live the lives of virtue and morality. ... In his view, the liberal state led to the changes in the ideas about the laws. For Locke and the American founders, providing laws was the best way to protect the civil rights. In Locke's opinion, "laws provide simply that the goods and health of subjects be not injured by the fraud and the violence of others....
While virtue warm the generous breast, there heaven-born freedom shall reside, nor shall the voice of war molest, nor Europe's all-aspiring pride- There Reason shall new laws devise, and order from confusion rise (351-352).? ... Natty Bumpo was Cooper's vision of a man who had spent his life embracing his individuality and living by his own creed of morality, a theme that would continue to be reflected in the literature of this new nation. ... As America struggled to define itself in government, it also struggled with issues of conscience and morality. ... Slavery was a universal th...
Ishmael's inner conflict represents themes of morality, love and duty as he decides whether or not to reveal the evidence proving Kabuo's innocence, and removing all chance of him regaining Hatsue's love. Prominent characters in Guterson's novel all represent individual themes, goals and morality, which transfer into real life issues. ... Yet Guterson uses this to represent the struggle of morality, and it's clash with prejudice. ... Immigration laws regarding the ownership of land were real. ...
Throughout the world laws are being made and court cases are being held to help return much of the loot and money from the Jewish people. ... The United States has also created a law that will provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets by institutions throughout the world. ... Finally, the issue of morality. ... The basic idea of morality in this whole debate is an opinion. ...
Although the law got passed, it was never put into effect because of unconstitutionality (ACLU). ... It acknowledged that its concerns about minors' access to pornography were based on morality, not science. ... Yes, plenty of individuals want to pass a law that gives the retail store responsibility over who sees what music video. ... Without a doubt, laws are necessary for the safety of children. ... Laws that have tried to cover this have already been contested. ...
The law states that in order to receive the dose of medication used for death with dignity you must be in sound mind and able to say out loud what you would like and to be able to say it in writing as well. ... Their culture believes that if the patient's mind is clear, calm, and ready for death that a compassionate person will assist and follow Buddhist morality. ... The Japanese Buddhists believe in death with dignity still to this day, and I hope one day western medicine and law makers can get on board. ...
Thoreau here radiates emotion while connecting morality; he is inviting the audience to be humble and not allow the power of ambition consume and morph that simple way of life. ... King combines this effectively and wisely inserts it in the piece, thus appealing to his selected audience in the ethical aspect: "One who breaks the unjust law must do so openly, lovingly and with a willingness to accept the penalty". ... In conclusion, both pieces emphasize on the rights and duties of the individual when he encounters unjust laws and actions. ...
For they felt the present inequality created a decline of morality as shown through alcohol consumption, prostitution, and divorce. They also felt that workers had the basic human rights that adhere to Natural Law, which says that all humans are equal. ... May the state's role also continue to creat a society through laws that preserve these rights. ...
The Great War was an event in which male identity and morality, along with physical well being, became issues of public and official concern. ... Nancy Bristow's book focuses on the Commission on Training Camp Activities (CTCA), the Progressive program that stressed social justice, and morality, efficiency and above all, government control. ... The CTCA took it upon themselves to keep the camps segregated, basically advocating Jim Crow Laws...
Because of this, the nation subconsciously tries to find common ground between them where raw religion turns into morality and sharing similar ideas of right and wrong. Any argument on ethics or morality always seemed to come back to its religious foundation; for example, the cases of Charles Finney social reforms or Abraham Lincoln's personal conflict during the Civil War. ... After multiple law suits against the school board, the case finally reached the U.S. ...
The prejudices that Tejanos were indolent, disloyal, and possessed a defective morality is employed by De Leon to further illustrate the Anti-American sentiment of this time period. ... With memories of the Alamo and Goliad fresh on people's minds, Texas Rangers could "do to Mexicans in the name of the law what others did extra-legally" (De Leon, 76). ...
