Honor sacred commitments
Keep vows and solemn religious promises unless they require wrongdoing.
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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Respect sacred places and objects
Do not desecrate places, texts, remains, or objects held sacred by communities.
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
- 5/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 2/41
- Represented systems
- 7/93
- Specific anchors*
- 0/7
9.6%
4.9%
7.5%
0.0%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Do not desecrate places, texts, remains, or objects held sacred by communities.
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 7.4 · recomputed 7.5269
Evidence, mapping by mapping
7 selected mappings
Anglican Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Respect sacred places and objects · 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 9503. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Respect sacred places and objects · 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 9504. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Eckankar Spiritual Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Respect sacred places and objects · 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 9505. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanism · Official framework-level anchor
Respect sacred places and objects · 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 9506. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Lutheran Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Respect sacred places and objects · 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 9507. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Tolerance Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Respect sacred places and objects · 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 9508. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Methodist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Respect sacred places and objects · 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 9509. 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.
Practice worship sincerely
Avoid using worship, prayer, or ritual merely for status, manipulation, or display.
Do not misuse the divine name
Treat sacred names and invocations with reverence rather than deception or contempt.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 366 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 396 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 424 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 35 |
| Religions Sharing | 5 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 9.6 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 2 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 4.9 |
| All Systems Sharing | 7 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 7.4 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 0 |
| Direct Evidence % | 0 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 51 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | 4.7 |
Specialized or emerging teaching