Tag Archives: empathy

That religious AA members would exercise their power within the organization to make desperate atheist alcoholics feel unwelcome turning to the recovery method most likely to give them hope merely shows why so many individuals, drunk and sober, have turned away from religion, and will continue to do so as long as it breeds such an oppressive number of bullies and bigots. Continue reading →

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Tagged as "higher power", accountability, addictions, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous Groups, Alcoholics Anonymous traditions, alcoholism, atheism, Beyond Belief, bigotry, Bill Wilson, bullying, caring, Charlie Sheen, compassion, courage, cruelty, diligence, empathy, fairness, humility, mutual support, open meetings, patience, religion, respect, responsibility, selflessness, Toronto, Twelve Step programs

June 1, 2011

Comment of the Day: “Two Mothers, Young Love and Deception”

Lianne Best, who writes a weekly newspaper column about the challenges of a working wife and mother, weighs in with the alternative point of view regarding my post about a friend’s handling of her daughter’s boyfriend’s deception. Continue reading →

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Tagged as "The Veil of Ignorance", advice, betrayal, caring, children, consequences, conspiracy, empathy, ethical analysis, ethics, fairness, Golden Rule, John Rawls, justice, lies, non-ethical considerations, parents, respect, teenagers, Utilitarianism

June 1, 2011

Ethics Challenge: Two Mothers, Young Love and Deception

A friend with a teenaged daughter has an ethical problem to solve. Did I give her the right advice? Continue reading →

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Filed under Daily Life, Family, Gender and Sex, Love

May 23, 2011

Comment of the Day: “The Atheist, the Graduation, and the Prayer”

The Ethics Alarms resident atheist backs graduating high school senior Damon Fowler, voting for “hero” rather than the jerk-in-training assessment of my original posts on the student who got a prayer removed from his school’s graduation ceremony. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Education, Religion and Philosophy

Tagged as absolutism, Bastrop High School, bullies, consideration, Damon Fowler, empathy, Establishment Clause, generosity, grievance-mongering, high school, Louisiana, no-tolerance, non-ethical considerations, prayers, proportionality, prudence, punishment, school administrators, self-restraint, superstition, threats, tolerance, U.S. Supreme Court, values, victims

May 22, 2011

More on “The Atheist, the Graduation, and the Prayer”

Damon Fowler, School Adminstrator-In-Training?

Either by design, bias, or because I was not sufficiently clear (always a distinct possibility), a lot of readers seem to have misunderstood the central principle in my post about Damon Fowler, the Louisiana high school senior who singled-handedly bluffed his school out of including a prayer in his graduation ceremonies. Let me clarify. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Daily Life, Education, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, Religion and Philosophy, U.S. Society

Tagged as absolutism, American Civil Liberties Union, anti-snitch reflex, Bastrop High School, bullies, consideration, Damon Fowler, empathy, Establishment Clause, generosity, grievance-mongering, high school, Louisiana, no-tolerance, non-ethical considerations, prayers, proportionality, prudence, punishment, school administrators, self-restraint, snitching, threats, tolerance, U.S. Supreme Court, values, victims

Tag Archives: empathy

Ethics Hero: Pastor Thomas Keinath

Comment of the Day: “Unethical Quote of the Week: Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz”

Romney, Firing, Leadership, and Ethics Bob’s Lament

A Word to the Wise-asses

Perry, Insomnia, Leadership, and the Death Penalty

Toronto: Religious Bullies Distort the Alcoholics Anonymous Mission

Comment of the Day: “Two Mothers, Young Love and Deception”

Ethics Challenge: Two Mothers, Young Love and Deception

Comment of the Day: “The Atheist, the Graduation, and the Prayer”

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