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Babble On
Questioning Morality
by MIKE WACHTENDORF
staff columnist
Tell me something. Since when is morality a controllable lifestyle?
Lately, I’ve noticed that the term “morality” is bemg used in a f^ly odd
wavs around school, around home, in the church, and the rest of the world
for that matter. Is morality a self-imposed lifestyle? Is it something you
learn from the things that you read or the music you listen to. Is it
inheritable? Can it be forced upon someone? No. I think not.
Maybe morality is composed of all the good things we do (or don t do).
Often we describe those who appear to do pleasant or helpful acts as being
good, moral people. Those who don’t share in the “do-gooder mentahty
are often shunned or seen as immoral. Our country has numerous laws
which encourage and promote “morality,” our school has rules founded m
“morality,” our parents tried to teach us what is and what is not moral
^^^t°me be the first to tell you that these definitions of mor^ity are slightly
off the bullseye. The problem with these definitions is that they do not take
into consideration the other important aspect of morality.
Perhaps you’ve heard it said that someone has done somethmg out ot
the goodness of his heart.
do or
goodness ot his heart. , .
Obviously, morality originates in the heart. It is not just the things you
or don’t do. You must consider your motives for domg them.
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or don t do. i ou musi ujiimuci yuui mv.;iivwo e,
I am often annoyed, as I’m sure you are too, when I hear a loud m^th
who gets his jollies by judging the “level of morality” of someone else. This
happens all the time. Think about it.
When you take into consideration that morality includes actioiK and
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When you take into consiaerauon inai inuiamy uiv.iuv*wo
motives, you can readily understand that the only person who can judge!
individual’s “level of morality” is that individual. I, alone, know my motiv
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individual’s “level of morality" is tnai inaiviauai. i, aiuut;, know my motives
for doing things. If you really wanted to judge my morahty, you could at
least ask me what my motives are, and you still might judge me wrong. So
has rules set up to oudaw certain behawors which violate the
standards of “morality.” The language we use, the dnnks we consume, the
things we do with our girlfriends or boyfriends and the way we live our lives
are aU regulated in the game of morality. innir
On uSschool level some of these morahty rules are ““^ly ^
of conversaUon. The visitation policy seems much more restnctive th^
protective. Some students see the alcohol poh^ the ^f^y-^^^Tthe
Vm tired of being restricted by someone else’s moral code. What is the
administration’^otive for having these policies? Maybe they are there for
the sake of our parents or maybe the admmistration reaUy cares. If so,
fom?one shoKhowme. How can they? I don’t know, I just wish they
T%e many rules which try to estabUsh a universal sense of morality faU
chnrt Rules^mav control my behavior, but my motives and thoughts are
mine and mine alone. The rules which are created for the
are resented by many students. Restnctive rules me not worth the pa^r
SeyrTwritten on unless they also provide protection for individuals. We
mSui l«ve my morality to me. It U mine.
Spider’s Webb
To Sum it Up
by AMY WEBB
staff columnist
Time Out
THE GREAT COMMISSION
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by CRYSTAL GRZELLA
staff columnist & SENIOR!
What a vear! It’s hard to beUeve that it is-almost oyer. A lot has
haopened With just a precious few weeks left, many thoughts nm Aroug
myS fS’ faces flash by and I wonder it is to be the s^
next semester. WiU there be midmght runs to Denny’s? Will there be late
evening walks around the loop? Howwillwe °n^w
narkwavT^ Seniors will be graduatmg. Others will be transfernng.
fres^^ wiU come in the fall. Soon we wiU be occupied ynth summer j^s
mnvJna back home. When we come back things will be different. The
camnus^l look different and so will the people. It’ll all change. Some say
change is good, but sometimes I just wish things would stay the same just or
a little while. I guess that’s what memories are for.
If we look into Matthew 28, we will find on the
first day of the week after the Sabbath there was a
great earthquake and the Angel of the Lord de
scended from heaven and rolled back the stone
from the tomb where Jesus was lain. When Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the
tomb, the angel said, “Do not be afraid, for I toow
that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
HE IS NOT HERE; HE HAS RISEN, JUST AS
HE SAID." Then Jesus appeared to Mary and told
her not to weep over an empty tomb. He further
instructed her to tell the disciples they will see him
in Galilee.
When the disciples saw Jesus on the mountam,
Jesus decreed His Great Commission (Matthew
28:18-20) “All authority in heaven and on earth has
been ^ven to me. Therefore go and make disciples
of all nations, baptiang them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and
teaching them to obey everything I have com
manded you. And surely I am with you always, to
the very end of the age”.
The rising of Jesus symbolizes the newness that
is brought out in us when we are cleansed of our
sins. It is a significant re
minder that Christ died
for our sins and rose
again to say that we too
can rise above 2ill of the
afflictions of the world
into heaven. Remember
in Luke that Jesus said
“He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not
shall be damned.” The
Great Commission is our
duty as servants of God,
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