Is Morality the same across Religions?
January 11, 2026 T he statement of Peter in the second reading, “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right ’ would seem to be a statement that no one could object to, namely that God accepts all those who do right. And yet throughout our human history, across space and time, we have found so many different opinions on what is right and what is wrong, that one is forced to ask the question : How do we decide what is right ? After all j ust doing what one thinks is right may lead to Shakespeare’s ‘There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so’ ( Hamlet Act 2, Scene 2) . But though that response may feel like quite a justified response at seeing so many different ‘moral codes’ being practiced around the world, is that response valid ? After all every profession ( medical, legal, advertising, journalism, even in ...
