Quotes & Sayings


We, and creation itself, actualize the possibilities of the God who sustains the world, towards becoming in the world in a fuller, more deeper way. - R.E. Slater

There is urgency in coming to see the world as a web of interrelated processes of which we are integral parts, so that all of our choices and actions have [consequential effects upon] the world around us. - Process Metaphysician Alfred North Whitehead

Kurt Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem says (i) all closed systems are unprovable within themselves and, that (ii) all open systems are rightly understood as incomplete. - R.E. Slater

The most true thing about you is what God has said to you in Christ, "You are My Beloved." - Tripp Fuller

The God among us is the God who refuses to be God without us, so great is God's Love. - Tripp Fuller

According to some Christian outlooks we were made for another world. Perhaps, rather, we were made for this world to recreate, reclaim, redeem, and renew unto God's future aspiration by the power of His Spirit. - R.E. Slater

Our eschatological ethos is to love. To stand with those who are oppressed. To stand against those who are oppressing. It is that simple. Love is our only calling and Christian Hope. - R.E. Slater

Secularization theory has been massively falsified. We don't live in an age of secularity. We live in an age of explosive, pervasive religiosity... an age of religious pluralism. - Peter L. Berger

Exploring the edge of life and faith in a post-everything world. - Todd Littleton

I don't need another reason to believe, your love is all around for me to see. – Anon

Thou art our need; and in giving us more of thyself thou givest us all. - Khalil Gibran, Prayer XXIII

Be careful what you pretend to be. You become what you pretend to be. - Kurt Vonnegut

Religious beliefs, far from being primary, are often shaped and adjusted by our social goals. - Jim Forest

We become who we are by what we believe and can justify. - R.E. Slater

People, even more than things, need to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone. – Anon

Certainly, God's love has made fools of us all. - R.E. Slater

An apocalyptic Christian faith doesn't wait for Jesus to come, but for Jesus to become in our midst. - R.E. Slater

Christian belief in God begins with the cross and resurrection of Jesus, not with rational apologetics. - Eberhard Jüngel, Jürgen Moltmann

Our knowledge of God is through the 'I-Thou' encounter, not in finding God at the end of a syllogism or argument. There is a grave danger in any Christian treatment of God as an object. The God of Jesus Christ and Scripture is irreducibly subject and never made as an object, a force, a power, or a principle that can be manipulated. - Emil Brunner

“Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh” means "I will be that who I have yet to become." - God (Ex 3.14) or, conversely, “I AM who I AM Becoming.”

Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. - Thomas Merton

The church is God's world-changing social experiment of bringing unlikes and differents to the Eucharist/Communion table to share life with one another as a new kind of family. When this happens, we show to the world what love, justice, peace, reconciliation, and life together is designed by God to be. The church is God's show-and-tell for the world to see how God wants us to live as a blended, global, polypluralistic family united with one will, by one Lord, and baptized by one Spirit. – Anon

The cross that is planted at the heart of the history of the world cannot be uprooted. - Jacques Ellul

The Unity in whose loving presence the universe unfolds is inside each person as a call to welcome the stranger, protect animals and the earth, respect the dignity of each person, think new thoughts, and help bring about ecological civilizations. - John Cobb & Farhan A. Shah

If you board the wrong train it is of no use running along the corridors of the train in the other direction. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

God's justice is restorative rather than punitive; His discipline is merciful rather than punishing; His power is made perfect in weakness; and His grace is sufficient for all. – Anon

Our little [biblical] systems have their day; they have their day and cease to be. They are but broken lights of Thee, and Thou, O God art more than they. - Alfred Lord Tennyson

We can’t control God; God is uncontrollable. God can’t control us; God’s love is uncontrolling! - Thomas Jay Oord

Life in perspective but always in process... as we are relational beings in process to one another, so life events are in process in relation to each event... as God is to Self, is to world, is to us... like Father, like sons and daughters, like events... life in process yet always in perspective. - R.E. Slater

To promote societal transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework which includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace. - The Earth Charter Mission Statement

Christian humanism is the belief that human freedom, individual conscience, and unencumbered rational inquiry are compatible with the practice of Christianity or even intrinsic in its doctrine. It represents a philosophical union of Christian faith and classical humanist principles. - Scott Postma

It is never wise to have a self-appointed religious institution determine a nation's moral code. The opportunities for moral compromise and failure are high; the moral codes and creeds assuredly racist, discriminatory, or subjectively and religiously defined; and the pronouncement of inhumanitarian political objectives quite predictable. - R.E. Slater

God's love must both center and define the Christian faith and all religious or human faiths seeking human and ecological balance in worlds of subtraction, harm, tragedy, and evil. - R.E. Slater

In Whitehead’s process ontology, we can think of the experiential ground of reality as an eternal pulse whereby what is objectively public in one moment becomes subjectively prehended in the next, and whereby the subject that emerges from its feelings then perishes into public expression as an object (or “superject”) aiming for novelty. There is a rhythm of Being between object and subject, not an ontological division. This rhythm powers the creative growth of the universe from one occasion of experience to the next. This is the Whiteheadian mantra: “The many become one and are increased by one.” - Matthew Segall

Without Love there is no Truth. And True Truth is always Loving. There is no dichotomy between these terms but only seamless integration. This is the premier centering focus of a Processual Theology of Love. - R.E. Slater

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Note: Generally I do not respond to commentary. I may read the comments but wish to reserve my time to write (or write from the comments I read). Instead, I'd like to see our community help one another and in the helping encourage and exhort each of us towards Christian love in Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior. - re slater

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Index - Ethics & Morality


Me and the boys hanging out: [February 17, 2011] All were pro-amateur skateboarders and all had seriously questioned why humanity did as it did and was as it was. Since the time this photo was take twelves years ago in 2011, one became a dedicated missionary to the Thai people learning the language and translating the bible; one, became an accomplished artist in tiling, mosaics, painting, and leather work; and the last, my most special relationship, became my son-in-law, husband to my daughter, and loving father to my grandson and granddaughter. He took his passion for post-instrumental music and skateboarding and turned it into an industry for the Gen-YZ's of the world and then brought X-Sports to everyone everywhere when building and selling accessible, three-wheel recombinant trikes for recreational fun, the disabled and infirmed, the aged, and for general (and safe) health exercise. - res, 2.17.2023


INDEX - ETHICS & MORALITY
  • ETHICS
  • ETHICS AND MORALITY CROSS-CULTURALLY
  • ETHICS AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
  • AI ETHICS
  • BUSINESS ETHICS

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ETHICS


Conclusion to Series: Process Christian Axiology


What is Axiology and Why Is It Important to the Christian Faith?



R.E. Slater - It's Not AI Sentience We Should Fear but Our Own Misuse of It


How a Loving God's Universe Works Processually











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ETHICS AND MORALITY CROSS-CULTURALLY











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ETHICS AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

Civil disobedience, in the realm of ethics, refers to the intentional, public, and non-violent breaking of a law based on a moral conviction that the law is unjust, with the aim of bringing about a change in policy or legislation while still accepting the legal consequences of one's actions; essentially, it is a deliberate transgression of law motivated by a higher moral principle, often considered ethically justifiable under certain conditions in a democratic society.

Key aspects of civil disobedience and ethics:
  • Non-violence:
  • Civil disobedience is inherently nonviolent, meaning the act of protest does not involve physical harm to others or property damage.
  • Publicity:
  • The act of civil disobedience is done openly and publicly to draw attention to the injustice and to encourage public discourse on the issue.
  • Conscientious motivation:
  • Individuals engaging in civil disobedience must be motivated by a genuine belief that the law they are breaking is morally wrong.
  • Acceptance of consequences:
  • A key ethical element is the willingness to accept the legal consequences of breaking the law, such as arrest and punishment, as a demonstration of their commitment to their cause.
Ethical justifications for civil disobedience:
  • Unjust laws:
  • When a law is deemed fundamentally unjust or discriminatory, civil disobedience can be seen as a morally necessary act to challenge its legitimacy.
  • Political change:
  • By disrupting the status quo through nonviolent protest, civil disobedience aims to pressure authorities to address injustices and enact positive change.
  • Moral responsibility:
  • Some philosophers argue that citizens have a moral obligation to disobey laws that violate fundamental human rights.
Ethical considerations and challenges:
  • Potential for harm:
  • Even nonviolent civil disobedience can sometimes lead to unintended negative consequences, such as social unrest or disruption of public order.
  • Defining "unjust laws":
  • Determining whether a law is truly unjust can be subjective and open to debate, raising questions about the legitimacy of civil disobedience in certain situations.
  • Impact on social stability:
  • Excessive or widespread civil disobedience could potentially undermine the stability of a society and its legal system.
Famous examples of civil disobedience:
  • The Indian independence movement led by Mahatma Gandhi:
  • Employing nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience against British rule.
  • The American Civil Rights Movement led by Martin Luther King Jr.:
  • Utilizing nonviolent protests and boycotts to challenge racial segregation laws.
Other Articles:
  • Civil Disobedience - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • Jun 2, 2021 — On the most widely accepted account, civil disobedience is a public, non-violent and conscientious breach of law undert... - SEP
  • The Nature and Moral Justification of Civil Disobedience ...
  • The orthodox definition of civil disobedience notes that civil disobedience is both illegal and civil, takes place in public, invo... - Office of Justice Programs
  • The Ethical Dimension of Civil Disobedience (Chapter 9)
  • Civil disobedience is transgressive ethical action performed in a political context. It is transgressive because it involves break... - Cambridge University Press & Assessment
  • The Freedom Convoy and the Ethics of Civil Disobedience
  • Mar 4, 2022 — The philosopher John Rawls thought that civil disobedience was a public, non-violent, conscientious yet political act t... - The Prindle Institute for Ethics
  • Civil Disobedience - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
  • Urban and Community Studies * Nonviolent civil disobedience (NVCD): A definition. Civil disobedience is both a political tactic a... - ScienceDirect.com
  • THE MORALITY OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE* - HeinOnline
  • there is an implied contract to obey the laws, just or unjust; (c) there is a debt due the state that can only be met by obedience... - HeinOnline
  • Civil Disobedience - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • Jan 4, 2007 — Certain features of civil disobedience seem vital not only to its impact on societies and governments, but also to its ... -  Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP)
  • Civil Disobedience - Bill of Rights Institute
  • “One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unj... - Bill of Rights Institute
  • Civil Disobedience - Delmas - 2016 - Compass Hub - Wiley
  • Nov 9, 2016 — In Rawls's seminal account, civil disobedience is a conscientious, public, politically motivated, nonviolent breach of ... - Wiley
  • When is civil disobedience appropriate?
  • If the government asks you to violate your faith or your conscience, then civil disobedience may be appropriate. When there are un... - The State Journal-Register

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AI ETHICS
(or, Everything Else)

Renewing Revelation: Renewal of Expiation & Fellowship, Part 2/2













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BUSINESS ETHICS
[Like many articles on Relevancy22, they are situational requiring further dialogue and development - especially in regard to religious and cultural ethics/morality. As I review older articles on this website this becomes painfully true re the displaced Palestinian people who have been cruelly mistreated both by their own brethren as by their neighbors and the world at large. - res]


The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict








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