The modern understanding of freedom
We can do whatever we want as long as nobody gets hurt.
Who said
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Founding Fathers
What does a “right” mean from a historical perspective?
The dominion or ownership a person had over something.
What do most third-world countries not have access to?
Basic needs (food, drinkable water, health care, etc.)
People who would have sympathy for a mother mourning the death of her miscarried baby but then go and say women get the choice to get an abortion.
Pro-Choice
What is an example of a tragedy in which a person or government has redefined the meaning of human nature?
Slavery, Holocaust, Abortion
What was the origin of rights?
Natural Law
What is freedom rooted in?
Truth
Our culture sees __________ as all we need to make something morally right
Consent
Preference based on personal experience, socioeconomic status and particular culture.
relativism
Why do we have a right to Religion?
It is the duty we owe to our creator.
In the eyes of God, what is an example of what we cannot do?
Gossip
Who is the creator of the world?
God
Where do rights originate from?
in the authority of a lawgiver
What group did St. Roque become a missionary through?
Jesuits
What other type of law is civil law supposed to follow?
Natural law
Who chooses what is life or not?
God
An ethical theory that states that the morality of an act is determined by the amount of material benefit and happiness it bring to most people
utilitarian
What was St. Roque awarded after his death?
The Martyr’s Crown of Glory
The story The Giving Tree, who does the boy represent?
Everyday people & needy people