Serious Ethical Question....What would you do?

SoCaliUPC · #1 07-19-2008, 01:38 PM

This is a serious ethical question...and am asking for advice.

This morning when I opened my email, and received an email from someone. In this email are pictures of a current licensed minister (will not say what organization) dancing and drinking and another picture flipping off a camera.

It is easy to say, TURN THEM IN....but at the same time you are talking about the lives of some people. This is not the situation with me...but I want you to approach the answer to this question as if it was a good friend of yours.

What would you do?

Ron · #2 07-19-2008, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCaliUPC

This is a serious ethical question...and am asking for advice.

This morning when I opened my email, and received an email from someone. In this email are pictures of a current licensed minister (will not say what organization) dancing and drinking and another picture flipping off a camera.

It is easy to say, TURN THEM IN....but at the same time you are talking about the lives of some people. This is not the situation with me...but I want you to approach the answer to this question as if it was a good friend of yours.

What would you do?

Why were you sent these pics & who sent them?

BTW Socali good to see you posting!

Pressing-On · #3 07-19-2008, 01:44 PM

If it was a good friend, I would show him the pictures and see what he had to say about it. If he acted as though he didn't care, I would tell him to approach his DS or I would, with the pictures.

He is supposed to be shepherding a church, if he cares that little about them, then he needs to turn in his license.

On the other hand, if he appears to be repentive - could you ever trust him again? Tough deal.

dizzyde · #4 07-19-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCaliUPC

This is a serious ethical question...and am asking for advice.

This morning when I opened my email, and received an email from someone. In this email are pictures of a current licensed minister (will not say what organization) dancing and drinking and another picture flipping off a camera.

It is easy to say, TURN THEM IN....but at the same time you are talking about the lives of some people. This is not the situation with me...but I want you to approach the answer to this question as if it was a good friend of yours.

What would you do?

My immediate answer would be to directly give this information to whoever this preacher answers to, I say directly because unless you have an assured private email address, that could be risky and you would not want this to get into any more hands than completely necessary.

Second option is to contact the preacher directly and give him the opportunity to go to his leader directly, and make things right himself.

The main thing I would do is to have some serious prayer time first to try and get direction from God on the matter.

SoCaliUPC · #5 07-19-2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron

Why were you sent these pics & who sent them?

BTW Socali good to see you posting!

I think person was appauled. If it is making its round in the email world....the pastor of his church will probably be given it.

Someone really acquainted to the individual sent it to another person who sent it to me to see if they were "doctored". They aren't doctored.

RevDWW · #6 07-19-2008, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCaliUPC

This is a serious ethical question...and am asking for advice.

This morning when I opened my email, and received an email from someone. In this email are pictures of a current licensed minister (will not say what organization) dancing and drinking and another picture flipping off a camera.

It is easy to say, TURN THEM IN....but at the same time you are talking about the lives of some people. This is not the situation with me...but I want you to approach the answer to this question as if it was a good friend of yours.

What would you do?

Talk to the minister in the picture, before you post about it or talk about it with anyone else or "turn them in".

1Corinth2v4 · #7 07-19-2008, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCaliUPC

I think person was appauled. If it is making its round in the email world....the pastor of his church will probably be given it.

Someone really acquainted to the individual sent it to another person who sent it to me to see if they were "doctored". They aren't doctored.

I hope you have good eyes.

Sam · #8 07-19-2008, 01:47 PM

I certainly can't give you advice on something like that. You need someone a lot smarter than I am.

There are so many questions:
1. are the pictures genuine or altered?
2. is this something from the past (if so, how long ago) or current?
3. is it possible this was a slip up, a temporary lapse, and the person has since repented?
4. how credible is your source, and what is his/her motivation for sending them to you?
5. how does Proverbs 26:20 about a talebearer apply to the sender and to you?
6. Does "covering" a multitude of sin apply? ref 1 Peter 4:8
7. could this be an assignment for you to cover that person in prayer and let God reveal it in His own time?

for starters

SDG · #9 07-19-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCaliUPC

I think person was appauled. If it is making its round in the email world....the pastor of his church will probably be given it.

Someone really acquainted to the individual sent it to another person who sent it to me to see if they were "doctored". They aren't doctored.

Go to them first ..

Then 2 witnesses ...

Give them a chance to fix this.

Then up the ladder.