*CHARACTERTRAI

NINGFORNATI
ONALVALUES:
ARELI
GIOUS
CONSIDERATI
ON*

 Charact
ert
rai
ningbylaymanisanactoft
rai
ningindi
vidual
toknowwhatisrightandwr
ong,doi
ngtheri
ghtthing

 Goodcharact
erhast
hreebasi
cpar
tswhi
char
e:knowi
ngi
t,
feel
i
ngitanddoi
ngit

 Obasola(
2008)defi
nesitasat er
m usedtodescr
ibe
t
eachingofpeopl
e(chil
dren)i
nawayt hathel
psdevelop
t
hem morall
y,
wellbehavede.t
.c

 Technologi
caldevel
opmentwit
hGlobal
i
zationand
ci
vil
izat
ionhasgrossl
yaff
ectedourmoral
et hos

 Oyedepo(
2003)opi
nesthat:v
alueisthest
udyofconcept
suchasgood,
bad,desi
rabl
e,
uglye.
t.
c

 Dopamusummar isethatforthepurposeofmai nt
aininglaw
andor derwhi
chinturnwillenhanceNationalst
abil
ityand
growth,val
uesarerespectedandsuchv aluesarethemor al
wor t
h,pri
nci
plesorstandardwhichthesocietyholdinhigh
esteem

 Val
ueisal
sowhatpeopl
ehol
ddear,
cher
ishandwhatt
hey
pr
acti
ceasamemberofasociet
y

 Mor alv
aluesarethoseintr
insi
cat t
ri
butesand
character
ist
icswhichhelpindi
viduall
iv
eandmai nt
ainpeace
i
nt hesociet
ywhichindicesgrowthanddev el
opment

 Nat
ional
val
uear
econsi
stentet
hicsandi
deol
ogi
cal
int
egr
it
y
 whi
chappl
yoni
ndi
vi
dual
orwi
l
loft
hepeopl
e

 El
ementsofnat
ional
val
uesar
e:pat
ri
oti
sm,
loy
alt
y,honest
y
anddedi
cat
iont
oduty

 Wehav
ethr
eemaj
orr
eli
gionsi
nNi
ger
ia

 Thet
hreemaj
orr
eli
giousbooksar
eTHEBI
BLE,
ALQURAN
ANDTHEIFACORPUS

 Earl
yChri
sti
ansmadeuseofPENTATEUCHwhi chcontai
ns
theThecommandment sbef
or et
headv
entofJesusChri
st
asthei
rmoralgui
dingpri
nci
ples

 Thedeath,r
esurr
ecti
onandascenti
onofJesusbrought
aboutthenewtestament,
whi
chledtot
hecompilati
onofthe
completeChri
sti
anBibl
e

 Themor algui
dingprinci
plesoftheBi bl
eareasf ollows:Do
nothaveanyothergodsnorwor shipthem,Donott aket
he
nameoft helor
di nvein,
youshall notki
ll
norsteal nor
commi tadul
ter
y ,
honoury ourfatherandmot her,Donot
cover
,Donotbearf al
sewi tnessagainstyourneighbour

 Fr
om I
slami
cper
spect
ive,
commit
tingdi
ff
erentt
ypesofsi
n
ar
eact
sofcausi
ngcorr
upti
onontheear
th

 From I
slami
cperspect
iveThemostdest
ructi
veofthesi
ns
areshri
k,pr
act
isi
ngmagi c,
commit
ti
ngmur dere.
t.
cthi
ssins
destr
oymanandt urnhi
m anobedi
entserv
antofSatan

 Shr
ikmeansassoci
ati
ngpar
tner
shi
pwi
thAl
l
ah

 Themor
algui
dingpr
inci
plesoft
heQur
anar
easf
oll
ows:
Do
 nottakeli
fethatucan'tcreate,
wor shi
pAll
ahandobedi
ence
toparentandrelati
ve,
Donotspyoneachot her
,Donnot
slanderanddowi ckedness,Don'tbearr
ogante.t
.c

 Afr
icanTradit
ionalRel
igi
onist
heindi
genousReli
gionoft
he
Afr
icansbefor
eChr i
sti
ani
tyandIsl
am sur
facedonthe
conti
nentnotAfri
ca

 Themor algui
dingpr
inci
plesnottheATRar easf ol
lows:
sheddi
ngofbloodofinnocentpeople,f
ornicat
ing,steal
ing,
humanritual
sformoney,alcohol
i
sm, cul
tism andcor r
uption

 ATRhast
abooswhi
chmeanst
heDOSandDON'
TS

 ATR,Chri
stiani
tyandIsl
am al
lteachesandpr
eachgood
char
act
ertraini
nginthesoci
ety