An introduction to christian ethics roger crook

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You did not follow the directions for this assignment; which were to pick ONE of the three attached articles and reflect upon the author’s position on ABORTION PUBLIC POLICY whilst comparing it to that of Roger H. Crooks. I’m not sure how all the paragraphs, with no content alluding to ABORTION PUBLIC POLICY, fit in with the overall assignment. In addition, you were to answer as many of the accompanying guide questions possible. Regardless, it is probably way too late for any major corrections at this point. I have included marks throughout the paper, where you’re missing appropriate citations and other odd ends of this composition. Please make these corrections promptly, as I need to submit the paper for grading very soon; thank you! I also need you to supply me with a copy of every article you used, by the way.

Abortion public policy

Roger Crook has become a highly controversial author of all time. In his book entitled Introduction to Christian ethics, Crook is strongly opposing abortion and uses biblical principles to defend his argument. Crook takes a strong stand and believes that abortion is not accepted before the eyes of God. The author who is Christian defends his argument of the grounds that life begins at conception. In addition, Crook strongly believes that any one who does an act of abortion violates God’s commandment that says do not kill. This discussion illustrates various cases where Crook strongly opposes abortion and uses Christian principles to defend his stand (Crook, 35).

Apparently, Crook uses spiritual aspects to illustrate limitations of abortion. As a Christian, the author emphasizes the importance of life and gives its meaning. For example, he contends that any one who commits abortion is like a person who kills and takes away life. Crook argues that God alone is the giver and taker of life. Therefore, any one who takes a step and undertakes an abortion is seen to have committed murder. Based on spiritual teachings, the author contends that there is immorality associated with the acts of abortion (Crook, 89). The spiritual principles used by the author are mainly based on biblical teachings. Crook anchors his opinion on the idea that the bible does not encourage the act of abortion. In line with morals, the bible puts emphasis on morals. The idea of life beginning at conception is strongly supported by the bible hence makes the Christians have a strong belief that life is important (Citation)?

Concerning human freedom, Crook is believes that human beings are influenced by both environmental and hereditary factors. To support this kind of perception, Crook contends that human beings are not completely free. The ultimate character of a particular person is determined by the way he or she is brought up and the genes that are inherited. Crook believes that some of the behaviors portrayed by humans are dependent of the genetic make up of that particular individual. Additionally, the environment plays a significant role in moulding a human being (Roberts, 67) The author goes ahead and provides several indications to prove that both genetic and environmental factors are highly influential when determining the overall character of a human being. Therefore, the issue of determination according to Crook is entirely dependent on these two factors. For instance, some environments may offer an individual with the opportunity to prosper whereas other environments are too harsh and likely to ruin the overall character of an individual (Smith 68).

Crook uses the bible as a source of moral values. It is through the bible where the author tries all possible ways to condemn abortion. The bible teaches human beings about the benefits of living morally. Crook believes that those people who strongly believe in the biblical words have lived a fruitful life. Regarding abortion, the bible strongly condemns it because it is immoral to kill. Many people in the society have the perception that unwanted pregnancies have become the major source of abortions across the globe. On the other hand, such cases of unwanted pregnancies may arise from immoral behaviors like prostitution or pre marital sex. In other cases, students are forced to abandon school and became parents simply because of early pregnancies. Therefore, to avoid such cases, significant number students have engaged in abortion activities to avoid the problem of becoming parents before the right time (Richard 134).

The author (Which author)? uses deontological approach to address the issue of abortion. This strategy emphasizes rules rather than goals. Basically, the bible has rules that Christians should follow if at all they want to have eternal life. Similarly, this particular rules do not provide alternatives to Christians because but rather offer the opportunity either support them or violate them. The author (Again, which author)? cites Ten Commandments and illustrates how such rules should be followed by Christians to the later. For example, there is a commandment that says do not commit adultery. This particular commandment can be interpreted by the Christians in different ways. Committing adultery means that one is engaging in sinful sexual activities. Therefore, if a Christian violates this commandment, the consequences become disastrous (Jenkins, 380). Crook points out that God punishes death with death and does not uplift those who violate biblical teachings (Jenkins 380 – Moved above; you need a citation for Crook here, since you just mentioned his input)!!

Rights as endowments of goods by societal structures are advocated for by Crook. This can be interpreted to mean that the society is the sole determiner of the way of life. In relation to biblical teachings, the societal structure is a critical element of a person’s total character. Just like in the theory of environment and hereditary factors, the society falls automatically in the category of environment. Some structures are put in place to ensure that members of a particular community adhere to as expected (Crook 120)

There are several conflicting values with regard to the author’s (Yet again, which author)?? wish to condemn abortion. Hierarchy of values is used by Crook so that individuals are left to decide upon themselves after the teachings. For example, there is a conflict of values when abortion should be done because the life the mother is in danger. Scientist believes that abortion is the only option remaining in situations where the life of the mother carrying the baby is endangered by pregnancy. Although this scenario appears to be a dilemma to Christians, the author (-- and again, which author)??? provides a way forward to those who believe in biblical teachings that life is important no matter what stage it is. (Citation(s) for this paragraph)?

According to the author (-- and again, which author)???, love is very important and reflects the extent to which care among the members of the society operates. There are few cases where love may not reflect care between the affected parties. To show that there is love, the author (Once again, which author)???? uses moral teachings as a way of helping the responsible parties avoid problems that are likely to be caused by abortions. (Citation)? In comparison to Crook’s teachings about morals, there is some similarity. For example, the two authors (Crook and who else)? share an interest in ensuring that all the members of the society act in accordance with the morals of the community (Citation)?

Unlike Crook, the author (What author)?????? considers ethics to be human features. This means that every human being is naturally ethical. Use of common sense is emphasized by the author (What author)?????? as a way of illustrating that all human beings are not supposed to be taught how to act in an ethical manner (Citation for this author)? On the other hand (Counter-intuitively), Crook uses biblical teachings to intensify the perception (notion) that Christians are the only people who are living in an ethical manner. Similarly, the Christians are required to offer a sense of direction in the society according to the bible. In addition, Crook contends (argues) that the only way to differentiate Christians from the rest members of the community is to see their actions (Crook 76). Unlike Crook, the author (Which author)???????? believes that all humans are created with an inner capacity to know what is right and wrong. It is out of this ability that the author (Again, what author)???????) goes ahead to defend his argument the issue of morals and ethics applies to all human beings equally (Citation for this author)?

Some of the activities that particular members of a community are involved in simply reflect the extent to which morals are practiced in the same society. Moreover, the author (Which author)????????? suggests that most of the ethical activities that are seen in many communities are as a result of harmonious contributions by members of the community. Without mentioning the challenges faced by different members in the community, the extent (level) to which participation in moral issues is highly critical. For example, if the community is participating entirely on matters of ethics, then it is an adequate proof that a substantial number of individuals in the community are morally upright (Jenkins, 89).

Despite being ((not (not being) a Christian, the author (Which author)???? reflects (mirrors) some of the Christian ethics that shows how concern he is with regard to morals. No doubt, ethics are stronger in Christian perspectives whereas the non Christians are seen just as ordinary persons. The ability by Christians to identify issues that create problems in the society and find ways of addressing them is seen by the author as the single most way of limiting immoral activities. Therefore, this is precisely the point where the author (Which Author)???? agrees with Christian principles (Citation for this author)?

Works Cited

Crook, Roger. Introduction to Christian ethics. Washington, Sage, 2006. Print.

Jenkins, Peter. Immorality and abortion. New York, Cengage, 2011. Print.

Richards, John. Biblical perspective of abortion. Chicago, Prentice Hall, 2008. Print.

Robert, Johnson. Societal morals. Washington, Sage, 2011. Print.

Smith, Henderson. Changes in societal morals. Boston, Prentice Hall, 2010. Print.