Teaching Guide: Fairness

The original position is a central feature of John Rawls’s social contract account of justice, “justice as fairness,” set forth in A Theory of Justice (TJ) The original position is designed to be a fair and impartial point of view that is to be adopted in our reasoning about fundamental principles of justice

Hans Gieng

1. Take Turns
2. Tell the truth
3. Play by the rules
4. Think about how your actions will affect others
5. Listen to people with an open mind
6. Don’t blame others for your mistakes
7. Don’t take advantage of other people
8. Don’t play favorites

It can make it hard for people to find work, live in peace, marry who they want, and more A major trait of social justice is that people of every race can live well and have equal opportunities It seems like discrimination based on gender is one of the oldest forms of injustice around the world

As Christ-followers, the answer is simple Our sense of justice is imparted to us by our Creator God He is loving, kind, and merciful and He is also righteous, holy, and just

There are 28 verses in the Old Testament (KJV) that use the word “justice

Luke (NIV) “Looking at his disciples, he said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh ‘”

Jesus

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