Personal principles, ethics, and values vs. business principles, ethics, and values

One could say that the purpose of a business is to make money. That is an argument I tend to agree with; however, I say that it should be done in a way so that the business owner's ethics, values, and principles are not thrown under the bus.

I have run an experiment on to boards made up of mostly small business owners. Basically I posed a situation in which they were offered a large amount of money to perform their service at an event at which their personal values, principles, and ethics may be compromised. While some said that they would not perform their service at the event some did say that they run with two sets of values, principles, and ethics; a business set and a personal set and they were willing to override their personal set under certain circumstances.

To me, having two sets of values, principles, and ethics is an incorrect approach. If I have to put on this facade when I go into a business situation, that is, become a different person, then I think that is basically living a lie and deceiving your potential client. What these folks are doing is approaching the world with two faces and that does make them two faced.

Some did say that if it were in a situation where they were faced with putting food on the table or not that they would side with doing the event even if it meant compromising their ethics, values, and principles. For me, I would not; I have too much faith that God will provide me another means to feed my family.

Everything that I do is weighed against my personal set of values, principles, and ethics. My personal set is governed by the commandments given by Jesus; "Love the Lord your God with your whole heart, your whole soul, and your whole mind and love your neighbor as yourself." If the opportunity I am offered violates those then I do not take the opportunity. If that means that I am losing money then so be it. I'd rather have a clear conscience.

Gay Marriage

According to Webster the definition of gay includes “happily excited, keenly alive and exuberant, and having or inducing high spirits”, so, based on this, every marriage should be gay.

There are three other definitions there which include “brilliant in color” and “given to social pleasures”. It is the fourth one that includes homosexuality but that attestation to this word only came about in the 1970’s. It figures, the decade that gave us disco and the Village People also gave the word gay its new meaning.

So, the topic really should be Homosexual Marriage.

OK, so let us go back to Webster for the definition of marriage. Webster’s first definition says, “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.” They have added that it can also be same sex. I’m sorry, but I like the traditional definition; the one God intended.

The traditional definition and standing up for what she believes in is why Carrie Prejean is not Miss America. Carrie did the right thing and now she’s getting slammed for it; I’ll probably get slammed as well but I really don’t care.

I stand by the original definition and will fight to keep it that way in my state. I will also fight to keep homosexual unions against the law.

This is my view

Folks, what you will find here are my views on various topics. They do not represent the views of anyone else and certainly not Blogger.

Here you will find my views on such topics as religion, gay marriage, the state of society, and so on. You may find what I have to say controversial and some of it may make you angry. If it makes you angry and you decide that you hate me for it, take a few steps back from the keyboard, take a few breaths, and then remember that, at least for now, I have the constitutional rights to my views and the constitutional rights to express them.

If you wish to enter into an open debate on my views, I am also up for that. The only thing I ask is that nobody stoops to name calling. If you have a reply, first write it in a text editor other than here, walk away from it for a time, come back and read it again, walk away a second time, read it again, walk away a third time, read it one final time, and, after walking away three times, if it really is what you want to post, than by all means do so.

That having been said, I hope that you enjoy what I have to say.