Moral Values

Question 1

Truth

Answer 1

Being honest with oneself, others and God

Question 2

Where do we acquire our moral values?

Answer 2

Our values are acquired from what we learn from our parents, our friends, school, church, media and society

Question 3

Why is it necessary people are aware of what they value?

Answer 3

It is necessary that people are aware of what they value, as values are a critical factor in moral decision-making. A person will make decisions according to what he/she values

Question 4

Integrity

Answer 4

Being upright and honest, and sticking to one’s moral principles, even when it costs

Question 5

True or false: people of integrity have a high level of moral maturity

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Who was Franz Jeagerstaetter?

Answer 6

• Austrian farm worker, married with three children
• Did not want to join the German army in World War Two
• As a Christian he believed he could not, in conscience, be part of the Nazi war effort
• Refused to take an oath of loyalty to Hitler
• Sentenced to death in August 1943 for disloyalty to the state