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Assignment:
Ethical Realities in the Modern World
Your initial discussion-board post should contain 2 parts:
Part 1
Review the forms of killing below and briefly explain whether you rank any of them as different from the others. Are each of these forms of killing equal to one another or are there fundamental differences? Then, in the second paragraph, choose 1 of the forms to explain how you would minister to one of your church members accused of 1 or more of these examples.
- Murder
- Self-defense
- Physical violence
- Verbal abuse
- Neglect
- Hateful anger
Part 2
McQuilkin and Copan state, "The rise of secularism in the West has undermined the integrity of the family and thus the strength of the Christian faith...the home life is critical to passing on a vibrant faith to the next generation" (page 311).
How do you respond to this statement? Do you agree or disagree? If you agree, in what specific ways have family and faith been negatively impacted by rising secularism? If you disagree, what benefits have family and faith experienced because of rising secularism?
As you engage in this discussion, consider the extent to which you and your group members are engaging in substantive interactions such as the following:
- Building on partners' contributions
- Arguing, defending, and explaining your thinking
- Confronting or challenging ideas
- Clarifying your ideas to explain and support them
- Drawing inferences and asking questions
- Exposing yourself to differing views that may be more accurate than yours
- Recognizing and correcting flaws in your thinking
Textbook:
McQuilkin & Copan, An Introduction to Biblical Ethics, pages311.