Morality in Sacred Texts

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This paper discusses the issue of morality as it appears in the sacred texts of the four major religions of the world: Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The paper presents excerpts from the Koran, Gita, Torah and Gospels. The paper contends that the similarities of the moral precepts contained within the defining texts of each religion seem to underscore a fundamental unity.

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"The concept of "morality" is generally defined as that which constitutes virtuous conduct, or right behavior. Of course, given the vast cultural, economic, and societal differences between the majority populations practicing the aforementioned religious traditions, one might expect the moral precepts of each faith to be strikingly different. Interesting this is not the case. In fact, one can clearly observe that in the areas of human behavior and responsibility toward others, (again, as opposed to injunctions concerning belief), including violence, truthfulness, sexual purity, the avoidance of greed, and the importance of devotion and worship, the main religious texts of all four faiths are almost identical."

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