Values

• Are spiritual values just human values? - NO

  • the 10 Commandments - core ethical demands that are universal, a belief in God is not needed to follow all of them
  • loving your enemies is a value that makes Christian ethics distinctive
• Are spiritual values just human values? - YES

  The Amsterdam Declaration (2002) - humanist values

  1. ethics
  2. rationality
  3. human rights
  4. social responsibility
  5. fulfilment
  6. the importance of creativity
  7. the demand for an alternative to opinionated religion