Category Archives: ethical decision making

How Do I Know Which Direction to Go?

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Steve Simms

I believe what my conscience says, even when I don’t like what it tells me to do or not to do. It often disagrees with my thought, feelings, and desires. I argue with it and try to persuade it that … Continue reading →

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Surely some sexual activities are morally wrong.

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Steve Simms

I believe in right and wrong. I believe that many things are black and white and that shades of gray are often temptations that distort the way and lead many people astray. I believe that the only way to get … Continue reading →

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Keeping My Conscience From Being Eclipsed

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Steve Simms

We live in a society where people’s conscience has been eclipsed. I made the decision to continually resist and confront the culture’s constant attempts to cancel and override my conscience. An eclipsed conscience is drenched in darkness. The eclipse of … Continue reading →

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Asked To Do Wrong

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Steve Simms

I don’t like to be asked to do wrong. It’s no fun to be tempted when I have set my heart to do what’s right no matter the cost. I need to thinkAbout my needTo be set freeFrom the thingsThat … Continue reading →

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Expressing moral values isn’t hatred

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Steve Simms

Ethics and moral standards are not judgements. They are wisdom. Society crumbles into chaos without them. Every human believes that certain behaviors are immoral and unethical but that doesn’t mean that we’re all “haters.” To proclaim ethics and moral standards … Continue reading →

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Desires aren’t definitive ID

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Steve Simms

What we craveCan lead us to misbehaveAnd make us it’s slave.It’s important to be braveAnd resist some thingsThat we craveBut it’s easier to cave. To be dictated to by desire is to be driven and dominated by its demands. To … Continue reading →

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Guilty pleasures release the g-word in your life

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Steve Simms

When you’re behaving badly, you’re buying tickets for lots of future guilt trips. Guilty pleasures release the g-word in your life Guilt is not the source of your moral pain. Your unethical thoughts and behaviors are. Guilt is like speed bumps. … Continue reading →

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Don’t sink your conscience — get it in sync . . .

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Steve Simms

People with a guilty conscience often feel like other people are judging them even when the judgment is coming from within. To clear your conscience, sincerely ask God (and anyone else you have offended) to forgive you. If you feel like … Continue reading →

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Search engine of the heart

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Steve Simms

Many moderns build their life on the myth of selective reality. Life goes better when you play your cards from the fact deck. There are many ways to see the same situation and a lot of them are wrong. Seek truth … Continue reading →

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Should cat owners have the right to chose to declaw?

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Steve Simms

(Some of the comments on this post have made me wonder: If cat fetuses were declawed in their mother’s womb, would that make the act less cruel and barbaric?) Should declawing cats be illegal? A cat owner’s right to choose is under attack … Continue reading →

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