Developing ethical business practices

This article by Dr. Hershey H. Friedman, professor of Business and Marketing at the Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, proposes a set of guidelines drawn from the Hebrew Bible that can be used to form a code of ethics for business. For example, Principle 8 is “Not giving bad advice to the unwary or placing temptation before the morally weak.” It is helpful to observe these guidelines are not simply about playing fairly; they redirect the sellers of goods and services toward making a positive contribution for their customers and communities.

Christian Morality vs. Atheist Morality

In a public debate in 1929, W. L. Oliphant, a preacher from the Oak Cliff Church of Christ, Dallas, Texas, debated Charles Smith, President of the American Association of the Advancement of Atheism, who affirmed the proposition: “Atheism is Beneficial to the Race, and is Most Conducive to Morality of any Theory Known to Man.” Oliphant provided a powerful list of moral principles Christians should follow.