Philosophy and applied Ethics: Ethics 2 quotes

Equality:

• "As I have loved you, so you must love one another" (John 13:34)
• "God does not show favouritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right" (Acts 10)
• "Love thy neighbour as thyself" (Mathew 22)
• Parable of the sheep
• "There is neither Jew nor Greek...for you are all one in Jesus Christ" (Galatians 3)
• "Turn the other cheek"

Racism:

• Parable of the good samaritan
• "when an alien lives with you in your land, do not ill treat him" (Leviticus)
• The story of Canaan and Noah and Ham

Role of women:

• "Women should remain silent in churches" (1 Corinthians)
• "A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image a glory of God, but women are the glory of man"
• "the head of man is Christ and the head of woman is man"
• In Genesis, Eve was made as a helper for Adam from his rib.
• Imago Dei
• Delilah and Samson
• "male nor female for you are all one in Jesus Christ" (Galatians 3)
• Mary Magdalene in Mark

Other Religions:

• "Go forth and make disciples of all nations"
• Jesus prayed to God asking "that they may all be one, that the world may believe"
• "I am the way, the truth and the life"
• "no one comes to the father except through me"

Forgiveness and Reconciliation:

• "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (Mathew 5)
• "To those who stole doves Jesus said "Get these out of here!How dare you turn my fathers house into a market" (John 2:16)
• "If you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly father will also forgive you"
• "If you forgive anyone his sins, they are also forgiven" (John 20:19-23)

War:

• "Do not kill"
• In the old testament God uses war to restore justice
• "Love thy neighbour as thyself"
• In the New Testament, Jesus drove tradesmen out of the temple with a whip becaused they were exploiting visitors

Pacifism:

• "The greatest love a person can have for a person is to give their life for them"
• "Prepare for war!" - The Old Testament
• "All who draw by the sword will die by the sword"
• "Do not repay evil for evil"
• "Blessed are the peacemakers"
• Jesus is the prince of peace
• "Then Peter asked Jesus 'Lord how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Jesus said 'not seven times but seventy times seven times" (Mathew 18:21-22)

Capital Punishment:

• "an eye for an eye; a life for a life" (Exodus)
• "the body is a temple"
• "Do not Judge or you too will be judged"

Social Injustice:

• Agape
• "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"
• Imago Dei
• "God will punish people who mistreat the poor" - Amos, a phrophet
• "There is neither Jew nor Greek...for you are all one in Jesus Christ" (Galatians 3)
• "God has sent me to proclaim freedom for the captives...to release the oppressed"

Crime and punishment:

• "Turn the other cheek"
• "An eye for an eye"
• "Why do you look at the speck of saw dust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the log in your own eye"
• "Administer Justice every morning" (Jeremiah 21)
• Ten Commandments, Plagues on Israel and Noah's ark can all be used as Biblical examples of punishment