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
Judaism · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Torah, Prophets, Wisdom literature and rabbinic tradition
Open original source ↗ www.sefaria.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 3513. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Kantian Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Groundwork and duty-based ethics
Open original source ↗ www.gutenberg.org
Tradition-level research anchor · Modern 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 3514. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Kardecist Spiritism · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Allan Kardec's moral teachings and official United States Spiritist Federation resources
Open original source ↗ spiritist.us
Official framework-level anchor · Spiritist religious-philosophical tradition
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 3515. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Lutheran Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Luther's Small and Large Catechisms and Table of Duties
Open original source ↗ resources.lcms.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 3516. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Maimonidean 613 Mitzvot Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Maimonides' Sefer HaMitzvot and Mishneh Torah, with Torah source texts
Open original source ↗ www.chabad.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Jewish
Jewish commandments may be ritual, civil, agricultural, Temple-specific, group-specific, or universally ethical; mapping does not erase those distinctions.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3517. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Medical Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
World Medical Association ethical declarations
Open original source ↗ www.wma.net
Tradition-level research anchor · Professional 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 3518. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Mennonite Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective
Open original source ↗ www.mennoniteusa.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3519. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship
Open original source ↗ quaker.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3520. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Secular Humanism · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Amsterdam Declaration
Open original source ↗ humanists.international
Tradition-level research anchor · Modern nonreligious 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 3521. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Sikhism · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Guru Granth Sahib and Sikh ethical principles
Open original source ↗ www.sikhcoalition.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 3522. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Stoicism · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius
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 3523. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
The Salvation Army Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
International mission, social justice, governance, and values statements
Open original source ↗ www.salvationarmy.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
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 3524. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings
Open original source ↗ www.accesstoinsight.org
Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3525. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Church of Christ Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official justice, peace, inclusion, and creation-care ministries
Open original source ↗ www.ucc.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3526. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Methodist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
United Methodist Social Principles and Social Creed
Open original source ↗ www.umc.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 3527. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Universal Human Rights · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Open original source ↗ www.un.org
Tradition-level research anchor · International 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 3528. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Utilitarian Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Welfare, consequences and impartial concern
Open original source ↗ www.gutenberg.org
Tradition-level research anchor · Modern 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 3529. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Zoroastrianism · Tradition-level research anchor
Obey just laws · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Avesta and Asha-centered ethics
Open original source ↗ www.avesta.org
Tradition-level research anchor · Iranian
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 3530. 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