Situation ethics does have rules and principles to abide by. However, situationists are allowed to set these general rules aside if it seems more loving to do so. Situational ethics is a teleological theory as it is mainly concerned with the outcome and if this outcome is the most loving thing. Fletcher argued that “loves decisions are made situationally not prescriptively” this statement can be accounted for by the actions of Jesus Christ himself. Christianity teaches that people should not work on the day of Sabbath as God himself didn’t and that it should be the day of rest.
There is two different styles of font; standard font representing the priest and italicized font representing the child. Ellipses are used and as a result of that it gives the reader a sense that there is more to what the priest is saying but leaves it out due to the importance it has. The absence of punctuation is present, maybe relating to how the people talk, and the use of capitalization is related to the new thoughts.
The present society appears to have an identity predicament with the Church, because there is a tremendous amount of self-help propaganda in this society; therefore they simply do not care about a commitment with the Church, but can read about how to be better people in the comfort and safety of their own homes. This concept is safe and they do not open themselves up for disappointment or tedious Church tasks. Billings notes, “Participation in Church life is not seen as crucial for the practice of Christianity, it is the practice of Christianity that British people think important.” (Billings, 2004, p. 104) The British thinking has become a
The Catholic Church has a magisterium - its teachings have a God-given authority that is equal to the authority of scripture. The Pope has even got the power to make infallible statements - statements that cannot be questioned. Within Protestant churches, the church has an advisory role. It can recommend one action over another, it can condemn certain actions entirely - you can even be kicked out of the church for certain actions. However, the individual is still left to decide where to stand in relation to church teaching.
‘The Magisterium is out of touch with the lives of modern Catholics.’ I disagree with this statement; firstly because the whole point of the Magisterium is to ensure that the teachings of the church are updated, therefore meaning that they are always correct. Without them the Church’s teachings would be irrelevant, thus meaning they must be in touch with the lives of modern Catholic’s in order to interpret the Bible for them. Secondly, the Magisterium provides set of clear guidelines for Catholics on how to behave and what to believe. How would they be able to deem what is right, and wrong if they were out of touch with today’s society, and problems. Thirdly, they can address issues that did not exist in the time of the Apostles.
Hare also responds to the falsification principle, showing that religious statements are meaningful even though they cannot be falsified because they have a significant impact for the people using the statement. Religious believers adopt bliks for example “god is a loving father” cannot be falsified but it is still meaningful because of the
Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- his good, pleasing, and perfect will.” Paul was speaking about how as Christians, we should not strive to follow the mold of society, but rather follow the will of the Lord. At times, this can be difficult for a Christian business owner, yet the rewards for the Lord will outweigh the financial gains from following society. Kotler and Keller explain that one area of marketing that Romans 12:2 applies to is that of social responsibility marketing. “Because the effects of marketing extend beyond the company and the customer to society as a whole, marketers must consider the ethical, environmental, legal, and social context of their roles and activities” (Kotler and Keller, 2012, p. 22).
Which argument did you find most compelling? Why? I like the Appeal to Authority. He makes a good argument because people who did believe in God would realize that there is only one person in control. It can make people realize they don’t need a king because he is not in control of them, God is.
Augustine’s perfect city is the one that is created only by God and have people who worship Him and have his spirit within their body. This type of city cannot be achieved in this lifetime since we are sinners, but More’s earthly city is the city that Augustine can see the ideas of a heavenly peace and happiness because of the many beliefs that Augustine thinks a city should contain. Although this city isn't perfect, it holds the beliefs of God, order, unity of self, family, community, and justice, which Augustine finds very important to achieve the most important thing of all, peace. Although there are many different religions in Utopia, the people also practice and worship Christianity. More states that “there are several different religions on the island” (More 98) and that people were “free to practice what religion he liked, and to try and convert other people to his own faith” (More 100).
Catholic people think that if you believe in God miracles seem more obvious to you and if you deny and test the existence of God then it will be harder to see the miracles happen. If God really is behind all of the natural laws, he is not restricted by them therefore He is allowed to violate them from time to time. This also contradicts the fact that God is omnibenevolant and defeats the saying that ‘all humans are equal’. There are a lot of problems with using miracles to prove Gods existence, some say that one person’s miracle is not one to another person, we have some sort of scientific explanations to miracles that happened in the bible, so in the future we could have explanations to miracles that