Editorial March 6, 1978 Issue

More moral relationships—more stable society

Naomi Price

Are they—or are they not—married? was a neighbor's inquiry about a couple who lived nearby. She was not asking in a spirit of criticism. She only wanted to know how to address the woman—as Mrs. or Miss, and by what name. She wanted to be friendly but was uncertain about the proper approach.

A minor incident, perhaps. But it indicates a need in this era for a more stable, straightforward society in which people live happily and securely without the confusion that the so-called "new morality" with its approval of nonlegalized relationships has introduced in recent decades.

Some people may argue that one's moral status and personal life-style are no business of anyone but oneself and those immediately involved. But an individual's morals and life-style do in some measure indicate his strength of character and potential reliability. He will be judged by them, whether he knows it or not. People who display lack of commitment—moral instability and fickleness that lead them to become involved in temporary relationships—are unlikely to attract the same respect and confidence that others do who express more of the moral qualities that derive from God, the divine creator of all real being.

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