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Morality, Immorality and Religion

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What it means to be moral? Merriam Webster defines morals as “of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior,” (Webster, 2011). One can admit this can be somewhat of a heated debate for someone that has a strong belief in God. If you ask a religious person if one can be moral and not believe in God, they may have some difficulty answering this question. Whereas, someone who is not religious or even atheists may out rightly say being moral has nothing to do with religion or God. Those that are churched or religious believe that God or a higher power has set the standards or guidelines as how to live morally. A good example of those standards would be the Bible and the Ten Commandments. Others believe that you do not need God or a deity to determine how you should conduct yourself in life. Ultimately, the individual and their understanding of what is right or wrong depict their moral conduct. However, there is a universal understanding of what is right and wrong. We all can agree that it is wrong to commit murder and to steal. In addition, there are laws and rules in life that are set in place to enforce moral conduct. We should all believe that everyone deserves to be treated equally and with the utmost respect. One feels that whether you are a Christian or Atheist, everyone should see eye to eye on the Golden Rule. According to Mosser (2010), the Bible says it best: “Do unto others as you would have them to do unto you.” Basically, treat others the way you want to be treated. A prominent religious figure quoted that, if God does not exist, “everything is permitted.” He was clearly saying that the notions of good and evil lose their force when people cease to acknowledge God (Frame and Kurtz, 1996). The religious and God fearing suggests that he is right in his claim. There are those that feel that moral values have diminished since banning God from school and other venues. The writer is not suggesting that p

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