It is a mistake to conflate ethics with religion. Many non-religious people are ethical while plenty of those that profess to religious faith are not. Many practices considered unethical in one religion are not in others.
Ethics is merely the philosophy of right and wrong. The ethics of the work place should be based on what is right in the work place. If ones religious beliefs clash with that then the answer is to leave the job.
I think yes. No one is perfect but should at least try to be ethical if he or she claims to be religious. For example, I personally wouldn't want to do research purely for developing munitions of war.
Dear brother Prof. Salam,
Of course. The ideologies espoused in one's religion influences how the employee attends to his/her duties. My religion teaches me that God is hard working, honest and truthful in all His dealings. He abhors laziness, theft, dishonesty and would reward us based on how GENUINE our motives for working tirelessly are. These ideologies shape the way I attend to my duties and I don't give a damn about lazy workers around me, neither am I influenced by their attitude. My religious beliefs and ideologies are my light as far as work is concerned. Best regards
Your brother,
Dickson Adom
Dear Salam Jasim,
Thanks for your interesting question. My answer would be definitely YES! A person's religion is seen in every aspect of his life, his job included. For example, honesty is practiced in all religions, so the people, consciously or unconsciously, do their best to be honest at work. If someone deviates even for a moment, his conscience will immediately make him aware of the misdeed, and he will think about what to do in return. Indeed, what we do is surly affected by our religion, whether we want or not!
Best,
Laya
It is a mistake to conflate ethics with religion. Many non-religious people are ethical while plenty of those that profess to religious faith are not. Many practices considered unethical in one religion are not in others.
Ethics is merely the philosophy of right and wrong. The ethics of the work place should be based on what is right in the work place. If ones religious beliefs clash with that then the answer is to leave the job.
Barry
This is not saying that persons wthout a religion are unethical, not at all. Yes Ethics is the philosophy of right and wrong. However, many people who are religious tend to learn ethics from their reglious background because most major religions teach honesty, integrity, love, kindness, morality, and virtue. Most philosophies and religions espouse these values as well as hard work, and being self-sufficient. Other ethical values include socal collaboration, teamwork, humility, and working well with others, being unselfish and giving others credit when deserved. Most religions and pphilosophies are against spousal abuse, child abuse, animal abuse, murder, stealing, lying, and cheating.
Dr Réagan Lavorata, PhD
The two shouldn't be related. In the USA, the constitution separates Church from State. Therefore, political leaders, judges, government official, etc. can not (by law) impose their religious beliefs on those they govern nor let their religion interfere with their decisions. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.
Not always. It is closely related to the extent to which the person's religiousness is internalized.
Fifty years ago these questions would not have been raised as many of the virtues listed here as connected to religion would have been seen as bourgeois, and routinely dismissed. A god who personifies these virtues is simply a 'big' man who extensive powers.
I wonder why ideas are no longer critigued?
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