Moral Relativism Archives - David Westerfield

http://www.str.org/articles/the-myth-of-moral-neutrality#.Vae9uYUo7bg

“One of the most entrenched assumptions of relativism is that there is such a thing as morally neutral ground, a place of complete impartiality where no judgments nor any forcing or personal views are allowed. Each takes a neutral posture towards the moral convictions of others. This is the essence of tolerance, the argument goes.”

“What are values clarification exercises meant to teach? That there are difficult ethical circumstances in which the lines are not clear and the solutions are ambiguous? We already know that. No, these exercises go further. They imply that because some circumstances are ethically ambiguous, there are no ethical certainties at all.

On the myth that morality can’t be legislated. This is all I will say about the decisions today:

“Aristotle said, ‘Law rests upon the necessary foundation of morality.’ Therefore, if your law does not reflect a moral rationale, then your law is an illicit law. Some people say you cannot legislate morality. If Aristotle is right, then morality is the only thing you can legislate. If power is simply used to secure the benefits of a select few rather than the common good, this is an illicit use of law.”

http://old.westerfunk.net/archives/theology/President%20Speech%20-%20Greg%20Koukl/
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-307_g2bh.pdf

Moral Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Midair from Veritas [3] on Vimeo.