Are You In an Ethics Crisis?

This article I just read poses this question:

From billion-dollar ponzi schemes to bad mortgages and pay-to-play
dealings by public officials, some are asking: Is there a crisis of
ethics in America?

But what are ethics? I would basically define ethics as the moral principles that guide our dealings with others.

So are we in an ethics meltdown?

Usually people don’t really want to be honest and answer this question, be it the media, politicians, or even ourselves. Why?
Because our answer will cause us to take into consideration our morality. And we know how popular discussions of morality are these days. You know, because no one can be truly right because everyone is and it’s all relative and all. Blah, blah, blah.

I say bash morality all you want, but one thing is universally true: if people (and I also mean Christians specifically, since so many people claim to be Christians in America) were living by basic Biblical standards we wouldn’t have any of the problems we see today to the degree we see them. Debt, corruption, sexually transmitted diseases, single-parent households, poverty, addiction, abuse, etc. would all be on the decline.

Sorry if I made you mad, but it’s true.

Now I’m not saying that I want to create a theocracy, so settle down. I’m just making an observation with regard to our personal lives. And I’m guilty to a degree as well. Most of the problems and frustration I have ever had (and have) in my life were (and are) self-inflicted.

So what do you base your moral code on?