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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Honor sacred commitments

Keep vows and solemn religious promises unless they require wrongdoing.

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
6/52

11.5%

Nonreligious systems
2/41

4.9%

Represented systems
8/93

8.6%

Specific anchors*
2/8

25.0%

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

Corpus definition

Keep vows and solemn religious promises unless they require wrongdoing.

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 8.5 · recomputed 8.6022

Evidence, mapping by mapping

8 selected mappings

Anglican Christianity · Specific primary/official anchor

Honor sacred commitments · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Book of Common Prayer Catechism

Open original source ↗ www.churchofengland.org

Specific primary/official 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 9136. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Honor sacred commitments · 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 9137. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Eckankar Spiritual Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Honor sacred commitments · 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 9138. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanism · Official framework-level anchor

Honor sacred commitments · 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 9139. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

ISKCON Gaudiya Vaishnava Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Honor sacred commitments · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

ISKCON constitutional and Governing Body standards concerning honesty, cleanliness, austerity, mercy, nonviolence, livelihood, and promises

Open original source ↗ constitution.iskcon.org

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Hindu Vaishnava

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9140. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Lutheran Christianity · Specific primary/official anchor

Honor sacred commitments · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Large and Small Catechisms: Ten Commandments and Christian duties

Open original source ↗ resources.lcms.org

Specific primary/official 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 9141. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

UNESCO Tolerance Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Honor sacred commitments · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance

Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org

Official framework-level anchor · International cultural and educational ethics

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9142. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

United Methodist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Honor sacred commitments · 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 9143. 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.

M182 · Religious and Spiritual Responsibility

Practice worship sincerely

Avoid using worship, prayer, or ritual merely for status, manipulation, or display.

8 / 93 systems mapped · 8.6%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M183 · Religious and Spiritual Responsibility

Do not misuse the divine name

Treat sacred names and invocations with reverence rather than deception or contempt.

9 / 93 systems mapped · 9.7%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M184 · Religious and Spiritual Responsibility

Respect sacred times of rest

Preserve recurring time for worship, reflection, family, and humane rest.

19 / 93 systems mapped · 20.4%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious322
Overall Rank351
Nonreligious Rank387
Religious Frequency Tier34
Religions Sharing6
Religious Systems52
Religious %11.5
Nonreligious Groups Sharing2
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %4.9
All Systems Sharing8
All Systems94
Overall %8.5
Direct Official Anchors2
Direct Evidence %25
Cross-Sphere Balance Index42.6
Religious Adoption Gap6.6

Specialized or emerging teaching

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.