Ethics and Morality: Changing Standards of Morality

                                                                                         

Morality is a challenging subject these days. It is not that most people would disagree that society and culture needs some standards of morality, it is rather a problem of agreeing what those standards should be. Even religion is divided and confused on the subject, as is much of secular society. Meanwhile, as debate and discourse continue, moral standards are certainly changing.

In 1996 Robert H. Bork in his confronting book Slouching Towards Gomorrah made a comment regarding declining morality. He wrote, “What we experience now is . . . an assault that aims at, and largely accomplishes, sweeping changes across the entire cultural landscape. Large chunks of the moral life of the United States, major features of its culture, have disappeared altogether, and more are in the process of extinction. These are being, or have already been, replaced by new modes of conduct, ways of thought, and standards of morality that are unwelcome to many of us.” Unfortunately, Bork’s insight is proving to be accurate 12 years later. The following article from The Boston Globe is food for thought regarding the changing standards of morality: Pregnant, yes—but not a man.

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Author, Brian Orchard, contributes articles on social issues, ethics and morality for Vision Media. For more information on these and other topics, please visit the Vision Media web site at http://www.vision.org/.

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