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What does it mean?
Duty requires belief in a higher purpose or value.
In plain terms
You need faith to have duty.
What can you take from it?
Belief drives a sense of responsibility.

Where it applies

  • ethics
  • religious context
  • leadership

Putting it to work

  • reflect on values
  • define duties

Questions to consider

  • Can you have duty without belief?
  • What gives duty meaning?

Another view

Duty can exist without religious faith.

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