Homework 4 (Due 6/8 by 5:00 PM)

Part 1
1. For each of the following big areas of life, For each of the six categories, define what a 1 and a 10 mean to you, 10 being your ideal goal and 1 being the opposite. For example: Money 10 might mean earning 1 million dollars a year and Money 1 might mean having no money left over at the end of the month after bills are paid. But the key is it’s your definition.

Mental—Thinking ability, knowledge, mental attitude, etc.
Physical—Health, strength, agility, etc.
Spiritual—Faith, relationship with God, knowledge of scripture, etc.
Financial—Security, income, net worth, etc.
Family—Parenting, children, dating/spousal relationship, family happiness, etc.
Social—Friends, civic involvement, communication skill, etc.

2. For each category, evaluate yourself on your scale. Where are you between a 1 and a 10 right now?
3. Think of the five people you spend time with or take advice from the most. (e.g. brother, pastor, best friend.)
4. Make a chart with their names down the left side and the six categories across the top.
5. Now, for each category, evaluate each of your associates/friends/relatives on your scale of 1 to 10 based on where they are right now. How are they doing compared with what you want in your own life?

Part 2
Evaluate the morality of the following behaviors.
1=terrible 2=wrong 3=neutral 4=good 5=excellent
Note: You do not have to give reasons, just rank them.
1. Feeding a homeless person.
2. Taking a pen from work.
3. Rape.
4. Premarital sex.
5. Having an abortion.
6. Smoking marijuana.
7. Reading the Bible.
8. Drinking alcohol.
9. Smoking a cigarette.
10. Exercising.
11. Complimenting someone.
12. Providing for your family.
13. Watching television for fun.
14. Going to a baseball game.
15. Donating blood.
16. Robbing a liquor store.
17. Purchasing pornography.
18. Volunteering at a soup kitchen.
19. Being rude to a stranger.
20. Not picking up a hitch-hiker.
21. Paying your taxes.
22. Speeding.
23. Parking in a no-parking zone.
24. Letting someone pull out in front of you.
25. Eating ice cream.
26. Carrying someone’s groceries for him.

Part 3
Answer the following questions as best as you can:
1. Is it possible to be immoral to God?
2. Can something which does not hurt anyone still be immoral?
3. Is it possible to be immoral to a rock?
4. What does it mean to be tolerant?
5. Are there any people or ideas toward which you should be intolerant?
6. Should we be tolerant of intolerant people?