Religion & Morality

Religion & Morality

1. Morality: a system of ethics between is right and wrong

   • Ethics: the theory relating to marality.

2. Absolute marality: what is morally right and wrong applies to all circumstances, at all times.

3. Relative morality: what is morally right and wrong depends on what the situation is

4. How does religion fit into morality? Some religion believe that if they break their code of morality they will be offending against religion and their God.

   • The buddist eighthfold path gives advice about what is right and wrong.
   • Some religions such as Christianity, advices christians to 'love your neighbour'
   • Religion and morality are strongely linked together as they form a good basis for a code of morality which is furtehr developed by adding religious teachings.