The Moral Code of Conduct for Islam and Christianity

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Introduction

Adoption of specific moral code of conducts can be termed as an act of adhering to certain regulations or guidelines as stipulated by a given body or institution in order to be at par with societal or governmental expectations. Apart from governmental rules and regulations, religious beliefs and practices are among the key determinants of moral conduct and ethics which are exhibited by any given society. Therefore, the level of moral and ethical influence in a given society directly correlates to the religious doctrines which dominate in that society. Religious practices are linked to moral conduct due to the association of supreme authorities or powers which are thought to control and govern the activities in the universe. Depending on the society in question, a person is expected to hold on certain practices which are presumed to be of please to these supreme authorities.

Basic concepts on Christianity and Islamic

Since time immemorial, men have held diverse religious practices as part of their cultural and social practices. Nevertheless, Christianity and Islamic form the current leading religious practices which have majority of followers. In term of demographics, majority of Christianity followers originate from western countries such as Europe and United States of America. On the other, Islamic practices are highly exhibited by individuals from Middle East countries and parts of West and North Africa. Though these two dominating religions have embraced different techniques and methodologies in presenting their doctrines to their believers, the content and the expectation from the followers are closely similar. As an evaluation, Christianity has used Jesus Christ termed as son of God as the vessel of disse...

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Conclusion

The Moral and social conducts which are exhibited by any given society are determined by various factors such as religion, cultural activities and governmental regulations. The link of a given religion to moral conduct is as a result of supreme authority of powers which are presumed to control the universe. Individual who act against the doctrines of the religion in question are usually subject to punishment. Conversely faithful followers are doubtlessly rewarded for their firm stand with the practices of that religion. The moral conducts expectations from followers of both Christianity and Islamic are closely similar in terms of objectives or goals. However, the technique of achieving these moral and social issues may differ in both Christianity and Islamic.

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