Search Our Essay Database

Essay Instructions: Ethical Dilemmas
Write a 1,500 word essay in which you analyze ethical thinking and use values-based decision making to address a case study from the perspective of the Christian worldview as compared to Atheistic/Agnostic worldview assumptions. Choose one case study from the five options listed on the ?Ethical Dilemmas? document.
After an appropriate introductory paragraph with a thesis statement in which you name the scenario you are choosing, address each of the following six sections with at least one paragraph each. Use the underlined titles for each of your headings.
1. Ethical Dilemma: Briefly describe the ethical dilemma in your own words, including (a) what in the scenario makes it difficult to make an ethical decision and (b) at least two options for resolving the scenario, providing a brief overview of what sort of ethical decisions each option might make.
2. Core Beliefs: What beliefs about God and humanity from the Christian worldview are relevant to the scenario? How might these core worldview commitments of Christians influence one\'s decision making with regard to this scenario?
3. Resolution: Describe the Christian worldview\'s proposal for resolving the ethical dilemma. How should the person in the scenario act according to the Christian worldview? What is the best course of action for a Christian? (Note: The resolution should be consistent with Christian worldview commitments.)
4. Evaluation: What might be the unintended consequences and perceived benefits of the resolution proposed by the Christian worldview?
5. Comparison: How does the Christian worldview\'s resolution compare to another option?
6. Conclusion: Synthesize the main points, pulling the ideas of the paper together.
7. References
Use and cite two course resources (textbook, lectures, and the Bible), and at least two scholarly sources.
Choose only one of the ethical dilemmas below to address in your essay. The questions at the end of each dilemma are intended for you to reflect on. For your paper you must organize your writing using the sections and underlined titles listed on the assignment page. Do not copy the case study into your essay.
Dilemma: Pornography
TJ secretly enjoys pornography. He gets a great deal of gratification out of viewing Internet pornography and masturbating, though he always acts behind closed doors and believes that his actions have no effect on others. He justifies his behavior by saying, ?Who am I harming??
Then he discovers a statistic on the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking website (http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/issues_doc/labour/Forced_labour/HUMAN_TRAFFICKING_-_THE_FACTS_-_final.pdf) stating that 43% of human trafficking victims are used for forced commercial sexual exploitation, of whom 98% are women and girls, and that the pornography business is a multibillion dollar industry (Global Initiative, n.d.).
His freedom to view pornography is now at odds with harm to himself (addiction) and others (abuse through forced trafficking and media exploitation). (More information can be found at http://www.lifeissues.net/writers/may/may_17pornographycost.html, which is a report by William May called ?The Social Costs of Pornography? provided by the Witherspoon Institute out of Princeton [May, 2010].)
How should PJ respond? Should he maintain his lifestyle because of his freedom of choice or should he change his behavior because of the harm done? What is his responsibility for the harm that the pornography industry can cause, even if he himself is not directly harming someone else?

References
MUST USE** Hiles, J., & Smith, A. (n.d.). The beginning of wisdom: An introduction to Christian thought and life. Retrieved from http://lc.gcumedia.com/cwv101/the-beginning-of-wisdom- an-introduction-to-christian-thought-and-life/v2.1/#/chapter/Introduction
MUST USE** Holy Bicle
Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking. (n.d.). Human trafficking: The facts. Retrieved from https://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/issues_doc/labour/Forced_labour/HUMAN_TRAFFICKING_-_THE_FACTS_-_final.pdf
May, W. E. (2010). The social costs of pornography. Retrieved from http://www.lifeissues.net/writers/may/may_17pornographycost.html
Cosgrove, M. (2006). Foundations of Christian thought: Faith, learning, and the Christian worldview. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications.
Pietrini S?nchez, M. J. (2016). SOME ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY REGULATIONS. T?picos. Revista De Filosof?a, (51), 229-251.
Michelson, P. (1967). Pornography: the ethical-esthetic dimension. Continuum (Chicago, Ill), 5(2), 298-313.
Sushma. (2014). Pornography its moral and social impact on U.S. Indian Journal Of Health & Wellbeing, 5(1), 123-129

Essay Instructions: Identify a culture of interest to you.

Write a 4- to 5-page paper, addressing specific ethical considerations relevant to the practice of marriage and family therapy in that culture.

Decide on the culture that interests you and begin developing your paper.

Include information from at least five professional sources that directly support your points. Populations could include Native Americans.

Corey, G., Corey, M. S., & Callanan, P. (2007). Issues and ethics in the helping professions (7th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole/Thomson Learning.

Wilcoxon, S. A., Remley, T. P., Gladding, S. T., & Huber, C. H. (2007). Ethical, legal, and professional issues in the practice of marriage and family therapy (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.
Rea
d Ch. 5, 8, 9, 10, & 12 of Ethical, Legal, & Professional Issues in the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy.