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English translation: the moral precepts of State and Church

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German term or phrase:	kirchlich-staatliche Sittenpolitik
English translation:	the moral precepts of State and Church
Entered by:	Olaf Reibedanz

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18:54 Jan 6, 2005

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

German term or phrase: Sittenpolitik

Denn für die kirchlich-staatliche **Sittenpolitik** der damaligen Zeit hatte die Sexualität nur das Ziel der Fortpflanzung.

Olav Rixen KudoZ activity Questions: 674 (4 open) (8 without valid answers) (25 closed without grading) Answers: 286 Canada
Local time: 09:32

the moral precepts of State and Church

Explanation:
Perhaps?

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the moral precepts of Church and State (this way round it\'s more common)

Selected response from:

Olaf Reibedanz
Argentina
Local time: 13:32

Grading comment

Thanks, Olaf. Precepts sounds good to me, since I was indeed looking for an alternative to policy. Thanks also to everyone who tried.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

moral policy

PascalD

3 +2

moral stance

xxxFrancis Lee

morality policy

David Hollywood

3 +1

the moral precepts of State and Church

Olaf Reibedanz

politics of morality

ntext

received morality

Andrew Swift

for the moralists in church and politics

Jonathan MacKerron

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

2 mins confidence:

politics of morality

Explanation:
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ntext
United States
Local time: 11:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 44

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the moral precepts of State and Church

Olaf Reibedanz
Argentina
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thanks, Olaf. Precepts sounds good to me, since I was indeed looking for an alternative to policy. Thanks also to everyone who tried.

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

moral policy

Explanation:
Kontext: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, the chief architect of Pope John Paul II's traditionalist moral policy, has long been a bugaboo for liberal Catholics.

Reference: http://www.catholiccitizens.org/

PascalD
Local time: 18:32

8 mins confidence:

morality policy

Explanation:
groups and values influence politicians' decisions regarding morality policy. ... values and groups on morality policy can be negated when the policy is ...

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or maybe: morality code

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if this is a modern account of historical events I think \"policy\" is ok otherwise I would go for \"precepts\" as Olaf suggests

David Hollywood
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 26

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

moral stance

Explanation:
I don't think "Politik" here is "policy", which is something more formal, structured.

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\"individuals who are openly violating the church\'s moral stance on sex outside marriage\"
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/232003b.asp

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\"individuals for whom the \"traditional\" moral stance of the Church of condemnation of homosexual behavior as immoral is problematic\"
http://www.cccu.org/news/news_past_detail.asp?newsID=23&pare...

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the prevailing moral stance

or

moral creed

\"Having a standard moral creed, Christian or otherwise that\'s upheld by institutional commitment and not individual rationalization doesn\'t make a better society\"
http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/02/1028.html

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position on moral issues

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moral dogma

(and here\'s a very relevant reference)
\"... who recently attacked the reaffirmation of Catholic moral dogma concerning chastity in the Catholic Catechism\"
http://catholiccitizens.org/press/contentview.asp?c=11274

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(just anything except \"policy\" !!!!)

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Note added at 1 hr 18 mins (2005-01-06 20:13:37 GMT)
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prevailing view (the reference to sex makes things clear enough without \"moral\")

moral standpoint

xxxFrancis Lee
Local time: 18:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 80

2 hrs confidence:

received morality

Explanation:
Oxford English Dictionary defines 'receive' in this context as 'give credit to/ accept as true'

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Similar phrases: \'received wisdom\' \'an axiom universally received\'

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 101

3 hrs confidence:

for the moralists in church and politics

Explanation:
another option

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 18:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 67

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