Moral Confusion

I just heard a teacher from Orlando on the radio, telling about students at her school who came dressed as terrorists for "Superhero Day." An administrator told them it was inappropriate, and they answered, "What's wrong with it? They're superheros in their countries!"

Someone responded on the radio, "that's really twisted." I say, "What do you mean, twisted? They're just living out exactly what we're teaching them."

Let me explain before you conclude I agree with that. What educators, media, and others tell our children is that all cultures and all ways of thinking are to be granted equal respect: the cardinal sin is to suggest that one way of thinking is better than another. This is ethical relativism in a nutshell. These two boys learned it well. They realized that what makes someone a superhero is their being powerful and special to some people or some group of people. It's irrelevant--it cannot even be asked--whether that group's viewpoint is ethically correct or honorable. If terrorists are super heros somewhere, then who are we to disagree?

This is the fruit of what our culture teaches. It's a superb, timely, and very real illustration of our need for a solid ethical place to stand.

Posted: Fri - September 15, 2006 at 05:50 PM |

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Moral Confusion

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