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Situation Ethics
3.4 Let’s Practice…
1. Explain what Joseph Fletcher’s views are with ethics and why:
2 - 4. What three principles do we need to understand when countering Situation Ethics?
5. What is the difference between “personal ethics” and “social ethics?”
6-11. List five key words that we should know when dealing with Biblical Ethics:
3.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…
Activity: Here is a situation. You walk two miles to the grocery store and purchase a sack of
groceries. The clerk tells you how much to pay, and you give him a large bill. He gives you
change and thanks you for the purchase. You walk home. When you arrive home, you count the
change and find out that he gave you way too much change. What is the right thing to do?
The problem is you have walked a couple of miles and you don’t want to return the change. So, in your
situation, is it right to just keep the extra money? What should you do?
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