Guidelines on the RH Bill (Seatwork on the Hierarchy of Values)

1. Research on the Reproductive Health Bill. The following might be helpful for your group fact-finding:

Talking Points For Dialogue on the House Bill 96 issued the by Loyola School of Theology (just search for Fr. Gonzales' blog post on the Talking Points)

Church, Constitution, and the R.H. Bill by Fr. Joaquin Bernas, S.J.

"Standing By The Catholic Church by Dean Tony La Vina of the Ateneo School of Government" (I have posted this a few months ago)

The actual provisions of the House Bill 96

2.Determine the two arguments, those who are for passing the bill, and those who still question the bill. They have to list down the values that both of them promote and protect.

3.Come up with their own stand regarding the RH Bill. The following questions may serve as guide:

How do I understand the RH Bill?
If I will be given a chance to explain my stand, how would I explain it?
What can I do to make people aware of it?

4.Post your answers on your respective group blogs.

Required Readings To Be Brought To The Quiz

Snyder v. Phelps: Does Hate Speech Trump the Right to Mourn with Dignity?


Why Spewing Hate at Funerals Is Still Free Speech

Inside the Supreme Court's Free-Speech Showdown

Don't forget to bring these readings in our quiz. You may put personal comments and writings BUT NOT the notes in our discussions.

The Microsoft Word compilation of these documents (so you don't need to copy and paste) can be found in this link. Just download and print.

Prayer Service Grades

3B Group 1 - 30
3B Group 2 - 29
-depending on how you were graded by your leader, your score adjusts
-basically the only thing that I was able to see was that in the second group, not everyone was able to participate well. You also have to consider how the class participates.

H3 Final Class Standing

H3 Class Standing

Guys, here are your class standings. Kindly review

The first set of columns are your quizzes.

The second set will be your seatworks, which would include:

a)Nagai and others individual and group (first TWO COLUMNS, ten each)
b)Damaso and Discipleship
c)Rolando Mendoza and Sin
d)Worksheet 1

For a total of 50 points.

The third set is your discipline specific requirements, which include:

a)Reflection video
b)Worksheet 2
c)Prayer Service

The fourth is your creative synthesis.

Just do the math.
Meanwhile, you can check your reflection video scores here - http://www.mediafire.com/?34j3dulx1cboms6
While other activities are here - http://www.mediafire.com/?7xm5wshp24l1k1u

Grade Update (Quizzes)

Your grades

Class number guide

These are your grades for the first three quizzes. Overall, it's over 44, and with the fourth quiz added, it will be over 60. Those cells highlighted in red are those who are failing. I would recommend that they meet me for group tutorial of the whole course, and second, exert extra effort for the rest of the requirements to make up for your scores.

And class behavior would help.

-Mr. V

Activity: Using Wise Judgment

A woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. The doctors figured out that there was one drug that might save her. It was a special form of radium that was recently discovered by one of the chemists in town. The drug was expensive to make, but the chemist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to make. He spent P4000 pesos, and he does not want to lower the price because he spent a lot of money making the drug. The sick woman’s husband went to everyone he knew to borrow money and tried every legal means, but he could only get together P1500. He told the druggist that his wife was dying, and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist insists that he has to make money out of it.

The husband now thinks that the only way to get that drug and save the life of his wife is to steal it. Would he do it or not?

Find out what he should do by answering the following:

1.What are the conflicting values involved? Use the table below to answer

Option 1	VS	Option 2
Value 1	VS	Value 2

Name at least 3 values at stake in his choices.

2.See reality clearly.
-What are the important pieces of information one must consider in this case?
-What are the risks involved?
-What is the good end that must be pursued in relation to (1)?

3.Figure out the good.
-What could be other possible means available to achieve the good end?
-What are possible consequences, alternatives? What about long term consequences?
-Evaluate the means based on conditions of prudential judgment.
-Will the action be taken the only means available? Will it cost the least possible harm?
-Will the means not compromise the good end being sought?

Activity: Mapping Out The Conscience

1. In your groups, you will have to choose among these situations:
a.During the whole Saturday afternoon, you stayed in a local coffee shop in order to study for your upcoming quizzes in various subjects. As you were leaving, you suddenly noticed a small pouch bag at the table beside you. Seeing that no one was there on the table, you looked at what’s inside and saw that there are a thick wad of one thousand peso bills. The pouch bag does not have any label or identification, so it is impossible to return it to its owner. Suddenly, you remembered that you need to buy textbooks that could help in your studies. What would you do?

b.One of your best friends has just been warned by the school that he would face expulsion, because he was caught copying answers from his notebook during a CLE quiz. This means that if he cheats in any activity, he will automatically be expelled from school. A few days later, you had an activity in English where you are required to answer the questions individually and your seatmate will be responsible for correcting your work. Once you exchanged papers, you noticed that his answers are exactly the same as yours, even in the essay part of that activity. What are you going to do?

c.You hid a stack of sexually suggestive men’s magazines under your bed, and your brother knows it. One day, he got those magazines under your bed without informing you that he did. Unfortunately, he was caught by your parents reading those magazines and they planned to ground him for the weekend out of having those materials. Even though your brother was pointing out that the magazines were yours, your parents, out of anger, would not want to believe him. Would you take the blame and risk being punished, or would you just let your brother face the consequences?
d. Two of your best friends, a boy and a girl, are in a relationship. However, one day, the girl confides that she was secretly dating another boy, because she does not want his boyfriend anymore. However, because the boy was undergoing various problems involving his studies and his family, the girl requested that you keep it as a secret. On the other hand, the boy has completely no idea of what the girl is doing. Would you dare to tell the truth, or would you be faithful to your girl best friend?

e.You and your friends have a group work to finish during the weekend. On Friday morning, you all have agreed to distribute work among yourselves. You agreed that you will meet on Saturday morning. However, during Friday evening, you had a slight fever, and you immediately informed the group that you cannot attend. Fortunately, the group said that it is alright because you have already done your initial work and you will have a score for the group work. When you wake up in the morning, you noticed that your fever is gone and you feel totally well. Would you still go and help out with the group or would you rather stay at home and rest?

Fill up the following table:

Moral Situation:   ____________________________________________

Possible Decisions (name at least 3)
Primary Moral Principle	“Do good and avoid evil”
Secondary Principles and Values That Have To Be Applicable and Evident In The Situation (think of the Ten Commandments and all other principles that could follow from them)
What should be done and why?

Also, answer the following questions:

a. Why are we obliged to follow our conscience in these situations?

b. How would our moral judgment change in these situations if ever our conscience is not properly formed? Will our decisions and answers be different if our consciences are:
i. Wrongly formed?
ii. Lax?
iii. Legalistic?
For each, state what you would have done if you have these kinds of malformed conscience.

c. What does this say about the role that the LISTEN process plays in connection to following one’s conscience?