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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Protect freedom of conscience

Avoid coercion in matters of ultimate belief.

Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions

A mapping is not a verified quotation. Workbook labels are preserved. An absent mapping does not mean rejection. We do not rank the moral worth of any system.
Religious systems
32/52

61.5%

Nonreligious systems
11/41

26.8%

Represented systems
43/93

46.2%

Specific anchors*
1/43

2.3%

*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.

Corpus definition

Avoid coercion in matters of ultimate belief.

This is the atlas’s definition, not a substitute for a tradition’s own interpretation. Scope, exceptions and translations require review of each source.

Preserved calculation difference

The original index differs from recomputed unique-system or specific-anchor counts. Both are retained; the source file is unchanged.

All Systems: source 94 · recomputed 93

Overall %: source 45.7 · recomputed 46.2366

Evidence, mapping by mapping

43 selected mappings

Anglican Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Church of England Commandments, Catechism, and Living Out Our Faith

Open original source ↗ www.churchofengland.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic

Verify the exact section and scope before quoting; framework-level mappings identify strong ethical analogues.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1630. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Aristotelian Virtue Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Nicomachean Ethics

Open original source ↗ classics.mit.edu

Tradition-level research anchor · Greco-Roman philosophy

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1631. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Bahá'í Faith · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official Bahá'í teachings

Open original source ↗ www.bahai.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic-derived / independent

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1632. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

British Unitarian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official Unitarian teachings on freedom, reason, tolerance, conscience, dignity, inclusion, and service

Open original source ↗ www.unitarian.org.uk

Official framework-level anchor · Liberal religious tradition

Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1633. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Buddhism · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path and suttas

Open original source ↗ www.accesstoinsight.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Dharmic

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1634. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Cao Dai Religious Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Cao Dai teachings on love, justice, moderation, universal kinship, and religious harmony

Open original source ↗ caodai.com.vn

Official framework-level anchor · Vietnamese syncretic religion

Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal wording, translation, historical setting, institutional authority, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1635. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Catholic Christianity · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Catechism and official social teaching

Open original source ↗ www.vatican.va

Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1636. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Christian Science Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Bible, Science and Health, and official Christian Science moral teaching

Open original source ↗ www.christianscience.com

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic

Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, source context, doctrinal status, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1637. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Christianity - Biblical · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Old and New Testaments

Open original source ↗ www.biblegateway.com

Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1638. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Church of the Brethren Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official beliefs, Annual Conference statements, and peacebuilding resources

Open original source ↗ www.brethren.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1639. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Church of the Nazarene Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official beliefs, mission, compassionate ministry, discipleship, holiness, and Manual resources

Open original source ↗ nazarene.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal wording, translation, historical setting, institutional authority, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1640. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

Open original source ↗ ctext.org

Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1641. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Earth Charter Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Earth Charter principles of respect, ecological integrity, justice, democracy, nonviolence, and peace

Open original source ↗ earthcharter.org

Official framework-level anchor · Global ecological and social ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify the exact principle or article, affected community, legal status, and interpretive scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1642. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Faith

Open original source ↗ www.oca.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1643. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Eckankar Spiritual Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official freedom, responsibility, love, experience, and service teachings

Open original source ↗ www.eckankar.org

Official framework-level anchor · Modern spiritual religion

Verify exact wording, authority, context, translation, and scope.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1644. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanism · Official framework-level anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

American Ethical Union principles of human worth, ethical action, and freedom of belief

Open original source ↗ aeu.org

Official framework-level anchor · Ethical religion and humanism

Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, source context, doctrinal status, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1645. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Hinduism · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras and dharma traditions

Open original source ↗ www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in

Tradition-level research anchor · Dharmic

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1646. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Humanists International - Modern Humanism · Official framework-level anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Amsterdam Declaration 2022 / Declaration of Modern Humanism

Open original source ↗ humanists.international

Official framework-level anchor · Modern nonreligious ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, institutional status, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1647. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Indigenous Relational Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Reciprocity, kinship, land responsibility and community continuity

Open original source ↗ www.un.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Comparative indigenous ethics

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1648. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Islam · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Qur'an and major hadith collections

Open original source ↗ quran.com

Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic

Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1649. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

History and geography: source limits

This edition does not supply a historical genealogy or coordinates for this teaching. Transmission, invention, population and geographic presence are not inferred from a mapping.

Explore connections in the same category

Shared systems in the corpus, not evidence of historical influence.

M075 · Justice, Law and Governance

Protect freedom of association

Allow peaceful communities and organizations to form.

47 / 93 systems mapped · 50.5%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M068 · Justice, Law and Governance

Respect equal human dignity

Recognize the moral worth of every person.

45 / 93 systems mapped · 48.4%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious36
Overall Rank44
Nonreligious Rank90
Religious Frequency Tier8
Religions Sharing32
Religious Systems52
Religious %61.5
Nonreligious Groups Sharing11
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %26.8
All Systems Sharing43
All Systems94
Overall %45.7
Direct Official Anchors1
Direct Evidence %2.3
Cross-Sphere Balance Index43.6
Religious Adoption Gap34.7

Religion-weighted commonality

Provenance: Universal Moral Code — Statistical Atlas, Edition XXI. Names, definitions and source anchors are preserved verbatim. This atlas describes its corpus, not all beliefs or practices worldwide.