Respect equal human dignity
Recognize the moral worth of every person.
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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Obey just laws
Respect legitimate law consistent with moral responsibility.
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
- 28/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 10/41
- Represented systems
- 38/93
- Specific anchors*
- 0/38
53.8%
24.4%
40.9%
0.0%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Respect legitimate law consistent with moral responsibility.
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 40.4 · recomputed 40.8602
Evidence, mapping by mapping
38 selected mappings
Anglican Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3493. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Aristotelian Virtue Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3494. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Bahá'í Faith · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3495. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Brahma Kumaris values, peace, education, responsibility, and environmental materials
Open original source ↗ www.brahmakumaris.org
Official framework-level anchor · South Asian spiritual movement
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3496. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Buddhism · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3497. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Cao Dai Religious Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3498. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Catholic Christianity · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3499. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Christian Science Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official tenets and Church Manual ethics
Open original source ↗ www.christianscience.com
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
Verify exact wording, authority, context, translation, and scope.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3500. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Christianity - Biblical · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3501. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Church of the Nazarene Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3502. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3503. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Earth Charter Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3504. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3505. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Eckankar Spiritual Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3506. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanism · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3507. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Hinduism · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3508. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Indigenous Relational Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3509. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Islam · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · 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 3510. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Jainism · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Great vows, ahimsa and Jain canonical traditions
Open original source ↗ www.sacred-texts.com
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 3511. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Jehovah's Witness Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Bible-based moral education and conduct materials
Open original source ↗ www.jw.org
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 3512. 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.
Hold leaders accountable
Subject rulers and institutions to moral and legal standards.
Protect freedom of association
Allow peaceful communities and organizations to form.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 81 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 99 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 105 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 12 |
| Religions Sharing | 28 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 53.8 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 10 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 24.4 |
| All Systems Sharing | 38 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 40.4 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 0 |
| Direct Evidence % | 0 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 45.4 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | 29.4 |
Religion-weighted commonality