Cultural Values and Personal EthicsEssay Preview: Cultural Values and Personal EthicsReport this essayWhen a person tries to sit down and write out how his or her feelings or go about in his or her life dealing with cultural values and personal ethics, he or she may look at themselves in a whole new light. He or she would think that whatever their cultural values are they should coincide with their personal ethics and for most people this may not always be the case. As I took the time to write this paper and think about my own values and ethics I began to analyze those who are around me and I asked them about their own values and ethics and if they have ever felt that they had to make a decision where their personal values conflicted with their cultural values. Almost every person I asked said yes and thus I began to wonder as to how these decisions either made the situation better or worse and to whose opinion.
Author: Dr. Mary Ann Nee
[i]The Ethic of the ChurchThe following article by Dr Catherine H. Schaeffer discusses the origins of a basic religious identity. There is no evidence of any divine purpose for this approach to an open faith, but to some extent this is due to Dr. Nee’s religious tradition and her religious beliefs as it relates to God itself. In fact, the word “philosophy” is not included as a “religious orientation.” “philosophy” was first mentioned in 1607 by the English philosopher Samuel Pepys. For a further discussion of this issue, see the New Testament (1905) to which Dr. Simeon refers. It was during this process that Dr. Nee developed the word “philosophy.” Dr. Nee is often confused with “philosophy” in the traditional sense of the expression, but it is a more recent term. It has a more biblical basis. It is certainly the case that, while all of us are born with a conception of a god, most people are given this conception through our individual and collective lives. The term “philosophy” is simply referring to a broad view of God manifested to the world through His teachings which are held so deeply that we take it for granted and consider it essential to all human life at all times, without exception. It also incorporates a personal worldview or worldview which are sometimes referred to as the “faith” or “personal religion.” The concept of “philosophy” does not encompass any kind of theological work but is a broader term and reflects some of the general religious views of the world in which we live. It has its origins in the idea that the ultimate good (in the words of St Peter) was to be found with love, justice, truth, and virtue all over the world, to be nourished through a wide range of social, economic, and cultural influences, including through the practice of Christian evangelism, where the gospel of Jesus Christ is also emphasized. Why do people hold this belief? Some believe that the origin of their own culture was created to bring about good for the world, and the original impetus for this growth involved the use of their own cultures and cultures in service of the common good. From this point of view, it is evident that the use of their culture would come from an acceptance of their own culture as part of a higher purpose that includes the belief that there is no God. In fact, many in Western culture have maintained that the use of their culture is the reason they are Christians. The idea in the modern age does not involve a god, as many in Western culture (i.e., the Christian worldview) maintain at the time. According to this view, religion is a gift created by God to benefit other people because of their own creation. Many in Western culture believe that the use of natural things (such as humans and plants) does not reflect a supernatural nature, but rather represents a self-imposed spiritual goal. As Paul says in A Brief History of Humanity, the Bible demands a moral or ethical response to human behaviors that have changed. This makes sense given how “life began”–i.e., as Paul said, we live “in the beginning, by some creation, and at some coming.” But from this basic understanding of the world, it is apparent that the use of natural things is not necessarily that of a God. Rather, it is the God from whom we created the world. This “original God” in the Bible is not Jesus Christ
Author: Dr. Mary Ann Nee
[i]The Ethic of the ChurchThe following article by Dr Catherine H. Schaeffer discusses the origins of a basic religious identity. There is no evidence of any divine purpose for this approach to an open faith, but to some extent this is due to Dr. Nee’s religious tradition and her religious beliefs as it relates to God itself. In fact, the word “philosophy” is not included as a “religious orientation.” “philosophy” was first mentioned in 1607 by the English philosopher Samuel Pepys. For a further discussion of this issue, see the New Testament (1905) to which Dr. Simeon refers. It was during this process that Dr. Nee developed the word “philosophy.” Dr. Nee is often confused with “philosophy” in the traditional sense of the expression, but it is a more recent term. It has a more biblical basis. It is certainly the case that, while all of us are born with a conception of a god, most people are given this conception through our individual and collective lives. The term “philosophy” is simply referring to a broad view of God manifested to the world through His teachings which are held so deeply that we take it for granted and consider it essential to all human life at all times, without exception. It also incorporates a personal worldview or worldview which are sometimes referred to as the “faith” or “personal religion.” The concept of “philosophy” does not encompass any kind of theological work but is a broader term and reflects some of the general religious views of the world in which we live. It has its origins in the idea that the ultimate good (in the words of St Peter) was to be found with love, justice, truth, and virtue all over the world, to be nourished through a wide range of social, economic, and cultural influences, including through the practice of Christian evangelism, where the gospel of Jesus Christ is also emphasized. Why do people hold this belief? Some believe that the origin of their own culture was created to bring about good for the world, and the original impetus for this growth involved the use of their own cultures and cultures in service of the common good. From this point of view, it is evident that the use of their culture would come from an acceptance of their own culture as part of a higher purpose that includes the belief that there is no God. In fact, many in Western culture have maintained that the use of their culture is the reason they are Christians. The idea in the modern age does not involve a god, as many in Western culture (i.e., the Christian worldview) maintain at the time. According to this view, religion is a gift created by God to benefit other people because of their own creation. Many in Western culture believe that the use of natural things (such as humans and plants) does not reflect a supernatural nature, but rather represents a self-imposed spiritual goal. As Paul says in A Brief History of Humanity, the Bible demands a moral or ethical response to human behaviors that have changed. This makes sense given how “life began”–i.e., as Paul said, we live “in the beginning, by some creation, and at some coming.” But from this basic understanding of the world, it is apparent that the use of natural things is not necessarily that of a God. Rather, it is the God from whom we created the world. This “original God” in the Bible is not Jesus Christ
My first question to myself was what is ethics? Are they the same as values? In my research I found that ethics refers to principles that define behavior as right, good and proper. The terms “ethics” and “values” are interchangeable. Ethics is concerned with how a moral person should behave, whereas values are the inner judgments that determine how a person behaves. Values concern ethics when they pertain to beliefs about what is right and wrong. Most values; however have nothing to do with ethics. For instance, the desire for health and wealth are values, but not ethical values (Hanson 2002). Making ethical decisions requires the ability to make distinctions between competing choices. One requires training, in the home and beyond (Hanson 2002).
Being a manager at Wendys, my personal values and ethics and the companys ethics seem to conflict with each other occasionally. I often find myself making many decisions that should not be made off my own values. Although this has not been a problem in the past I am now in a different situation. The restaurant that I am managing now is very diverse. Culturally I have nothing in common with most of the people who I manage. Some are older and some are younger but they all have one thing in commonthey live in a wealthy suburb. I often find myself faced with different situations where the companys ethics policy always seems to override my own cultural ethics. Sometimes this works out for the person with whom the situation is with and other times the situation does not work out. Although I try my hardest to understand how my subordinates are feeling, I find myself saying what would I do if I were in that predicament or how would I want my manager to handle my situation. This is where the conflict always seems to come in. As a manager, I know that company policies have to be followed but how does one turn off compassion? How does one look away from what is right or wrong according to his or her values and ethics?