Honesty in the field of religious preaching; examining some ethical challenges

Abstract

Undoubtedly, the most important function of the religious preaching is to deliver the faithful message to the religious community honestly. This function sometimes faces ethical challenges or dilemmas, placing the sum at the cost of two or more ways of making ethical decisions. This article aims to address some of the most important challenges of honesty in the field of religious preaching. To this end, the most important texts and resources written on the promotion of religion were referred to, and their content analyzed qualitatively. The findings of this study showed that honest advertising is sometimes at odds with the personal interests of the preachers, sometimes attracting maximum audiences jeopardizes the honesty of the preaching, sometimes weakening the merits and qualifications of the preacher. The mission of religion can also be one of the reasons for the lack of integrity in the promotion of religion.

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