Dilemma 1 Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, tells a story about a time he wishes he had acted with more courage. In high school, his friend, who was Jewish, suffered a period of persecution. Bullies drew swastikas around the school and verbally harassed the friend and other Jewish…

Dilemma 1 As part of an experiment, you are offered $100. There are two stipulations to the offer: 1) You must share it with a partner. However, you decide how much to keep and how much to share. 2) If your partner refuses their share, neither of you gets a penny. How much do you offer your partner?

Dilemma 1 Alex is spreading rumors about you. You would LOVE to start rumors about Alex, but you know that is wrong. Besides, it would not really fix anything. C.J., the popular youth at school that just stopped dating popular Alex, starts spreading rumors about Alex. Alex approaches you after…

Dilemma 1 There are countless organizations through which you can give money to help those in need. How do you choose? Are children more worthy than animals? What criteria do you use? Does your family use the same criteria? Imagine walking into your congregation and seeing two tables. One is…

1. from The Tao de Ching, Chapter 22, translated by J.H. MacDonald If you want to become whole, first let yourself become broken. If you want to become straight, first let yourself become twisted. If you want to become full, first let yourself become empty. If you want to become new, first let…

Dilemma 1 A friend confides to you that he has committed a particular crime and you promise never to tell. Discovering that an innocent person has been accused of the crime, you plead with your friend to give himself up. He refuses and reminds you of your promise. What should you do? In general,…

Dilemma 1 Both you and your friend have cell phone plans with unlimited texting, but that doesn’t mean your time has no limits! Your friend texts you all throughout the day, even during school hours and late into the night. They get upset if you don’t hit them back within five minutes, but you…

Dilemma 1 People, especially women and girls, are often told to respect their bodies and themselves by rejecting pressure to have sex when they do not want to. Saying “no” is associated with good self-esteem and sexual health….

At Home… Laundry Brushes your teeth Cooks meals Decorating your bedroom Choosing what to watch on television Driving Feeds pets Pays the utility bills Decorating the house Babysitting Deciding how to spend money Mows the lawn Dishes Gathers recyclables Paying rent or a mortgage At School or…

1. Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. http://thinkexist.com/quotation/wisdom-compassion-and_courage_are_the_t… (Confucianism) 2. I have observed that religious practice is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness itself.

VIRTUES Courage Generosity Temperance Pride Patience or Good Temper Truthfulness Wittiness Modesty Friendliness Righteous Indignation EXTREMES Cowardice/Foolhardiness Boastfulness/Self-Depreciation Self-indulgence/Insensibility Buffoonery/Boorishness Extravagance/Stinginess…

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the…

Dilemma 1 Your table in geography class is assigned to work together as a team to create a PowerPoint presentation on Cuba. Everyone at the table takes responsibility for the information in four slides. Everyone together decides on slide design and progression….

Dilemma 1 It is the classic best friends’ dilemma: Friend A has decided that a behavior of Friend B has become intolerable and they can no longer hang out or be friends with B. They tell you (Friend C) that if you want to continue to be their friend, you need to stop associating with Friend B, too.

Dilemma 1 Are scientists and inventors responsible for the uses of their creations? Hilda is a scientist in a lab that sometimes accepts contracts from outside companies….

Main Street High School has a dilemma. A student wears a tee shirt that some people think is inappropriate, but some do not. The dilemma will be solved by a tug-of-war. [Bring out the rope.] A youth wears a tee shirt to school that says, “Gay? Fine by me.” [Pick a volunteer to be the tee shirt…

Dilemma 1 If a person approaches you on the street and asks for money for food, do you give them what money you can spare? Some people are afraid that the person might be addicted and will spend the money on alcohol or other drugs. Therefore, your money is feeding their addictions….

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” — Native American Proverb “Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.” — Clarissa Pinkola Estes, author and…