Ethical Controversies

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Ethical Controversies
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Learning Objectives

• What is an Ethical Controversy?
• How do you run one?
• Why do you run one?

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Ethical Controversies

• Dilemmas without easy answers
• Dilemmas in which each side might have valid
  arguments

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How

• Crew meeting
• Bring in a professional
• Examples
• When is censorship OK?
• Is it right to refuse jury duty?
• What do you do when your boss does something
  illegal?

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Why

• Develop personal skills
• Promoting productive conflict resolution
• Polite disagreement
• Listening to new ideas
• Understanding other peoples perspectives

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Ethics in Action

• Participate in at least two Ethical Controversies
  from chapter 9 of the Venturing Lead Manual
• Either organize and lead, or help organize and
  lead, an Ethics Forum for your crew, another
  crew, school class, or other youth groups

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Why are we concerned with Ethical Controversies?

• Silver Award 5.
• Participate in the Ethics in Action program,
  including Ethical Controversies activities and an
  Ethics Forum.
• Religious Life (Youth Ministries) Bronze award
  9.
• Participate in at least two Ethical Controversies
  activities as a participant.
• Be a facilitator for at least two Ethical
  Controversies for your crew, another crew,
  school, Boy Scout troop or another group.
• Lead or be a staff member in putting on an Ethics
  Forum for your crew, your church or synagogue or
  school class.