Ethical Dilemmas

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To start the topic of ethical dilemmas in regards to the gay or lesbian marriage rights and vendors potentially not serving this community due to their religious views, you must look at what the word ethical means. By definition the world “ethical” means to follow accepted rules of behavior (Ethical, 2015). There are many ways a party can look at the situation to prove their way is ethical by definition. The LGBT community could state that the businesses who are denying them service are being unethical by denying them their civil rights to be served just as anyone else in the community. However; the other side of that story, is that of the business owners who claim their religious beliefs are being infringed upon by government and social standards. The United States is a…show more content…
The gay community wants people to understand their position, but at the same time, they don’t want to understand other people’s religious convictions. It’s a two way street” (McCombs & Emily, 2015). The social responsibility is divided on this topic. The social responsibility of the businesses is to make a profit and to interact ethically with the surrounding community or act for what is in the best interest of the community. If the community is divided, how can one do that? At the end of the day the businesses will align with the community that supports their views and others will be out there to sustain the rest of the community. To create a copacetic society I think of two quotes by the Catholic Pope Francis: “Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities.” “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge? We shouldn’t marginalize people for this. They must be integrated into society” (Francis,

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