Link between religion and morality A criticism of the link between religion and morality comes from Professor Chung, who believed he was a moral atheist and that it is not necessary to be religious to be moral, and that religion does not automatically mean you have moral authority. His position holds that religion actually corrupts a person's morality and makes them less moral. Professor Chung first points out that although religious rules and morality are closely interconnected in our society, this does not mean that religious people are qualified to decide the correct moral action that should be taken at any given time. certain situation. He believes that although religious leaders consider themselves experts, they are actually limited and not at all moral as they are guided not by what they believe to be morally right but by a set of rules they believe they must follow. Most world religions have deontological moral systems that they must follow, for example, the Ten Commandments that Christians and Jews obey. It is a set of rules that they are told they should obey throughout their lives in order to live a morally good life. Therefore, in situations, Christians and Jews should turn to these commandments and the other commandments in the form of teachings in their holy book to resolve moral dilemmas. The problem with this, according to Professor Chung, is that if a person bases their morality on rigid rules, then their moral freedom is taken away from them, since they are not free to make a moral choice for themselves. This is actually true, however a religious believer could argue that they are morally free because they believe that... middle of paper... their moral responsibility and this is exactly the opposite of what religion believes, so it is contradictory and once again the connection is weakened. In conclusion, It is clear that Professor Chung has a strong argument against the link between religion and morality. He points out on more than one occasion that religious moral codes are not only impractical and often lead to immoral acts, but are contradictory and often ignored by religious believers. Furthermore he also points out that a person does not have to be religious to be moral, and so how can religion shape morality if some people are not religious but still moral. This clearly shows that morality comes from human nature and not from religion, and therefore his argument is very effective and, in my opinion, disproves the link between morality and religion..