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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration
Give primary weight to children's safety, development, dignity, and long-term welfare in decisions affecting them.
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
- 7/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 8/41
- Represented systems
- 15/93
- Specific anchors*
- 1/15
13.5%
19.5%
16.1%
6.7%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Give primary weight to children's safety, development, dignity, and long-term welfare in decisions affecting them.
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 16 · recomputed 16.129
Evidence, mapping by mapping
15 selected mappings
African Charter Duties Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, including individual duties
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 8776. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
British Unitarian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Unitarian teachings on freedom, reason, tolerance, conscience, dignity, inclusion, and service
Open original source ↗ www.unitarian.org.uk
Official framework-level anchor · Liberal religious tradition
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8777. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Children's Rights Ethics (CRC) · Specific primary/official anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
CRC Article 3
Open original source ↗ www.unicef.org
Specific primary/official 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 8778. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanism · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · 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 8779. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Maimonidean 613 Mitzvot Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · 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 8780. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Nichiren Buddhism - SGI Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official SGI-USA teachings on human revolution, dignity, equality, courage, compassion, and peace
Open original source ↗ www.sgi-usa.org
Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8781. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Seventh-day Adventist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
General Conference fundamental beliefs, official statements, and Christian behavior guidance
Open original source ↗ gc.adventist.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8782. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Official fundamental beliefs on Christian behavior, stewardship, health, family, and salvation
Open original source ↗ adventist.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
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 8783. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
The Salvation Army Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · 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 8784. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Tibetan Buddhist Universal Responsibility · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Dalai Lama teachings on compassion, nonviolence, environment, and universal responsibility
Open original source ↗ www.dalailama.com
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 8785. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UN Indigenous Peoples Rights Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Open original source ↗ www.un.org
Official framework-level anchor · International and Indigenous rights 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 8786. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Bioethics and Human Rights · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights and Human Genome Declaration
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International bioethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8787. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Future Generations Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations Towards Future Generations
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International intergenerational ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact article, context, legal or ethical status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8788. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Church of Christ Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · 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 8789. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Nations Principles for Older Persons · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
UN Principles for Older Persons: independence, participation, care, self-fulfillment, and dignity
Open original source ↗ www.un.org
Official framework-level anchor · International ageing ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8790. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
WMA Declaration of Geneva · Official framework-level anchor
Make the child's best interests a primary consideration · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
World Medical Association Physician's Pledge
Open original source ↗ www.wma.net
Official framework-level anchor · Professional medical ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, institutional status, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8791. 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.
Protect children's identity
Safeguard a child's name, nationality, family relationships, and cultural identity.
Preserve family contact when safe
Avoid unnecessary separation and support continuing family relationships consistent with the child's safety.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 286 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 239 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 142 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 33 |
| Religions Sharing | 7 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 13.5 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 8 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 19.5 |
| All Systems Sharing | 15 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 16 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 1 |
| Direct Evidence % | 6.7 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 69.2 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | -6 |
Specialized or emerging teaching