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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Avoid cruelty to animals
Do not cause needless suffering to sentient creatures.
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
- 20/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 16/41
- Represented systems
- 36/93
- Specific anchors*
- 0/36
38.5%
39.0%
38.7%
0.0%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Do not cause needless suffering to sentient creatures.
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
Anglican Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7061. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Bahá'í Faith · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7062. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7063. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Catholic Christianity · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7064. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Christian Science Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7065. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Christianity - Biblical · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7066. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7067. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Daoism · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Tao Te Ching and classical Daoist 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 7068. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Disability Rights Ethics (CRPD) · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7069. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Earth Charter Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7070. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7071. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Humanists International - Modern Humanism · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7072. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
IEEE Code of Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
IEEE Code of Ethics and professional conduct principles
Open original source ↗ ewh.ieee.org
Official framework-level anchor · Professional engineering and technology ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, institutional status, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7073. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Islam · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7074. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Judaism · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7075. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Lutheran Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7076. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Maimonidean 613 Mitzvot Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7077. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Medical Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · 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 7078. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
OECD Responsible Business Conduct · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Due Diligence Guidance
Open original source ↗ www.oecd.org
Official framework-level anchor · International business ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7079. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Public Health Ethics (WHO) · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
WHO Constitution, human-rights framework, values, and Code of Ethics
Open original source ↗ www.who.int
Official framework-level anchor · Professional and international health 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 7080. 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.
Respect life broadly
Cultivate reverence for living beings.
Protect water and food sources
Preserve the purity and availability of basic necessities.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 183 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 119 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 20 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 20 |
| Religions Sharing | 20 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 38.5 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 16 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 39 |
| All Systems Sharing | 36 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 38.3 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 0 |
| Direct Evidence % | 0 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 98.7 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | -0.5 |
Moderately shared across both spheres