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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Care for children and dependents

Provide protection, education, affection, and material support.

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
27/52

51.9%

Nonreligious systems
9/41

22.0%

Represented systems
36/93

38.7%

Specific anchors*
0/36

0.0%

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

Corpus definition

Provide protection, education, affection, and material support.

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 38.3 · recomputed 38.7097

Evidence, mapping by mapping

36 selected mappings

African Charter Duties Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Care for children and dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, including individual duties

Open original source ↗ au.int

Official framework-level anchor · African regional ethics

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3876. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Anglican Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3877. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Assemblies of God Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Care for children and dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official doctrines and position papers

Open original source ↗ ag.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic

Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3878. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Bahá'í Faith · Tradition-level research anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3879. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3880. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Buddhism · Tradition-level research anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3881. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Cao Dai Religious Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3882. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Catholic Christianity · Tradition-level research anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3883. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Children's Rights Ethics (CRC) · Official framework-level anchor

Care for children and dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Open original source ↗ www.unicef.org

Official framework-level anchor · International ethics

Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3884. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Christian Science Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3885. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Christianity - Biblical · Tradition-level research anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3886. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Official framework-level anchor

Care for children and dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official Gospel Topics, Articles of Faith, and church teaching manuals

Open original source ↗ www.churchofjesuschrist.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3887. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3888. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Disability Rights Ethics (CRPD) · Official framework-level anchor

Care for children and dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Open original source ↗ social.desa.un.org

Official framework-level anchor · International ethics

Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3889. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Tradition-level research anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3890. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Hinduism · Tradition-level research anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3891. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Indigenous Relational Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3892. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Islam · Tradition-level research anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3893. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Jainism · Tradition-level research anchor

Care for children and dependents · 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 3894. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Jehovah's Witness Christian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Care for children and dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official neutrality, impartiality, family, gambling, and peace resources

Open original source ↗ www.jw.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3895. 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.

M108 · Family, Sexuality and Relationships

Resolve family conflict without abuse

Use truthful and nonviolent means in household conflict.

46 / 93 systems mapped · 49.5%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M111 · Family, Sexuality and Relationships

Love or care for one's neighbor

Seek the well-being of people in one's moral community.

47 / 93 systems mapped · 50.5%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M116 · Family, Sexuality and Relationships

Educate children morally

Teach responsibility, compassion, truthfulness, and wisdom.

55 / 93 systems mapped · 59.1%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious91
Overall Rank120
Nonreligious Rank114
Religious Frequency Tier13
Religions Sharing27
Religious Systems52
Religious %51.9
Nonreligious Groups Sharing9
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %22
All Systems Sharing36
All Systems94
Overall %38.3
Direct Official Anchors0
Direct Evidence %0
Cross-Sphere Balance Index42.4
Religious Adoption Gap29.9

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.