Objective Moral Norms
What are OMN?
What are objective moral norms?
The Trinity teaches God is “one what and three ____.”
What are whos?
Jesus' central teaching about God, which suggests God wants a world of justice.
What is the Kingdom of God?
The four “fonts of wisdom” for Catholic justice are revelation, reason, experience, and this.
What is tradition?
Religion is private, but Christianity is considered public because it is based on this.
What is a public individual (Jesus)?
Name one of the four characteristics of OMN: absolute, universal, prescriptive, and ____.
What is real?
The theological word for God’s special communication with humanity.
What is revelation?
These people are the official interpreters of the New Testament.
Who are the bishops?
An example of a Catholic justice position that changed over time.
What is capital punishment?
Religion and politics should be separate but not this.
What is disconnected?
When we call something “evil,” we automatically define this opposite reality.
What is good?
God must be personal because OMN are this kind of demand.
What is prescriptive?
When Christians disagree on Scripture’s meaning, this person has final authority.
Who is the pope?
The Church is called the “godmother of the nonprofit sector” because she is this.
What is the most influential charitable body?
The Christian group associated with the "naked public square."
Who are the Amish?
Exceptions do NOT destroy OMN; instead, they reflect this factor.
What are circumstances?
If God is love itself, OMN should be understood not as commands but as these.
What are callings or messages?
Rejecting the Church means rejecting this person.
Who is Christ?
The hierarchy of truths means some ideas are more ____ than others.
What is foundational?
A government ruled by religion, as seen in Saudi Arabia and the Crusades.
What is a theocracy?
Without OMN, moral reformers like MLK Jr. would be pointless because this could not exist.
What is justice?
The three essential features of divine special communication: purpose of identity, miracle, and this.
What is taking place in public time and location?
The reliability of the Gospels is supported by early dates, church fathers, and this.
What is the number of manuscript copies (transmission process)?
Catholic rights and responsibilities mirror the Trinity through giving and receiving this.
What is love?
Two modern factors pushing Catholic social justice into the spotlight.
What are Pope Francis and younger generations?