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Ethical Argument Against The Judeo-Christian Heritage
I was unfortunate enough to have this happen to me back in 2005; yes, I remember the year for many reasons. I worked in a call center that had a community refrigerator. We all had a short time for lunch, so we all would typically bring our lunch. I put my lunch bag in the refrigerator one morning and found at lunch it was gone. I wondered how someone could do that, then I thought maybe they were hungry and did not have the money to buy lunch. Either way, this was not an ethical decision. This goes completely against the Judeo-Christian heritage, because from a Christian perspective people should treat people the way they would like to be treated and do things that will benefits other people. “The Judeo-Christian heritage forms a distinct notion

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