Ethical Dilemmas In Christian Worldview

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There are many Ethical Dilemma’s that face those with the Christian Worldview in today’s society. With a culture who is currently going through a phase of tolerance and acceptance, Christians face steep criticism for their strict morals. Although Christianity rejects religious plurality and embraces absolute truth, Christianity is one of the more tolerant religions (for lack of a better word) due to its core belief that all have fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23, New International Version). Despite secular society’s belief, Christianity is the only religion that truly says that no matter who someone is, they all have the same chance to receive salvation. However, because of Christianity’s goal to change lives that have been saved, …show more content…

Due to legislation and the supreme court’s interpretation of the 1st amendments freedom of religion, state university (which are a government body) are not allowed to support or deny religious clubs any more than they would a non-religiously affiliated club. The problem occurs when the clubs religious values conflicts with what the university has listed as requirements for recognition of clubs. This conflict is modeled in the case of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in California which was no longer recognized as club because a condition of leadership (not membership) in the club is that the person must have a strong Christian faith. According to University policy, clubs cannot deny positions in the club on the biases of religious preference. Thus InterVarsity Christian Fellowship lost its status as club losing privileges such as access to meeting areas, advertising and engagement with students and …show more content…

Although some conveniences may be losses, at the end of the day having a leader that knows the conditions of leadership is vital to the health of the church or in this case the organization. In Adjunct Instructor at George Fox Evangelical Seminary Ron Clark’s examination of the necessity for strong leaders, he noted that Jesus was the prime example in how he was involved in living out what he taught, Ron Clark stating that “Jesus, as the chief shepherd, will hold leaders accountable for the flock of God (1 Pet 5:4). Accountability means that leaders understand their responsibility to reflect God's oversight and attention to the congregation.” (Clark, 2006, pg. 244). From what Clark is saying the leader of InterVarsity is responsible for the health of the organization, and the only way to rise to the task is to be involved in living the same life the leader is expected to describe to the members. Although their outreach may not be as great without the benefits given by the university, they still will be reaching people in a way God has deemed God lead by a leader who fits the qualification set forth by

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