Ethics #2

5 misuses of God’s name

5 misuses of God’s name

Perjury, Profanity, Blasphemy, Hypocrisy, Magic

Perjury

Lying under oath.

Profanity

Using God to curse someone.

Blasphemy

Cursing God.

Hypocrisy

Bear God’s name well.

Magic

Using God’s name to acquire power over things in life.

Proper Magic Hypo Blaster

5 Misuses of God’s name

Chilling Effect

Persons (male or female) and too scared to communicate with each other due to the fear of sexual harrasment assault or charges.

Lyn White’s “Classic Critique”

Humans should be viewed as equal to the environment, not superior than it.

Gaia Hypothesis

Earth as a whole is a single living organism. “Super organism” Humanity as a central nervous system.

Retributive Justice

I give you what you deserve, eye for eye. Criminals punished.

Restorative Justice

I give you what you need to get better. Criminals rehabilitated.

Speciesism

Racism but with animals.

Honor Killing

Killing members of your family because they are shameful.

Tragedy of the commons

the Earth belongs to everyone so it is hard to enforce rules. Everyone’s responsibility so it is no ones responsibility.

Commandment #1

No Other’s

Commandment #2

No Idols

Commandment #3

No misusing God’s name

Commandment #4

Keep Sabbath

Commandment #5

Honor Parents

Biocentric/deep ecology

The environment should be protected for it’s own sake, not for the sake of humans.

Anthropocentrism

The earth only has value because humans have use for it

Theocentric

The earth is God’s creation, and humans are responsible for caring for it for human benefit.

Peter Slinger

Wrote “Animal Liberation” which brought awareness to animals rights.

GMO’s

Genetically modified organisms (super foods)

Climate change deniers

The Earth is going through a natural cycle, humans have little do to with climate change. Technology will provide a solution

Climate Alarmists

Climate change is caused by humans, they call for radical changes in energy uses to fix it.

Climate realists

Climate change is real and caused by humans, push for less radical changes and more long term solutions and alternatives.

Systematic Racism

Racism that is entrenched in our culture and institutions.

White Privilege

The advantage that comes with being the majority

Racism

Racial prejudice combined with power.

Racial Prejudice

Negative stereotyping on the basis of race. Superiority based on race.

Affirmative action

Programs that seek to expand opportunities and address the disadvantages of racism.

Reparations

Paying back a community for the harm that was caused to them

Reverse Discrimination

discrimination against the majority to favor the minority group

Complementarianism

Men are the head of the household and superior to females.

Egalitarianism

There are no distinctions on who should lead the home between men and women. Man and woman are equal

Quid pro quo (sexual extortion)

When sexual favors are demanded for job security or promotion

hostile environments

When sexual harassment produces a hostile working environment. There does not have to be proof that it happened to establish sexual harassment occurred.

Remittances

Money sent back to a home country by a relative working in a foreign country

Immigrants

Those who choose to move to a new country

Refugees

Those who flee to a new country. From war, famine, etc.

Sanctuaries

Areas where refugees and illegal immigrants are permitted to be housed. Churches, cites, etc.

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