helping someone push a car out of a snowbank, even if it means being latestanding up to a bully on the playgroundpicking up litterdoing homework or chores without being remindedrefusing to listen to or repeat gossippracticing what you preach, even when no-one is looking or knowsturning in a toy or a wallet to the Lost and Founda teen who calls home for a ride from a party where alcohol is being serveda teacher who gives all students an equal voice regardless of race, socioeconomic status, religion, gender or sexual orientationa company whistle blower risking job loss, financial cost, and or legal repercussionreporting a crimeparticipating in a peaceful protestLack of moral courage looks like:
walking away from someone in needtaking more than your fair sharelaughing at someone's misfortune or accidentgrabbing the spotlight from someone who has earned itplacing too much reliance on the letter rather than the spirit of the lawremaining silent in the face of wrong-doing or injusticerationalizations or justifications for action/lack of actionbeing inconsistent or capricious with rules and standards for our childrenchoosing sides after seeing which way the wind is blowingbreaking a promiselying or cheating
Moral courage sounds like:
"I believe strongly in _________.""That joke was offensive to women/Muslims/the disabled/etc.""Let's volunteer.""Dad, I'm in trouble.""I am going to campaign for __________.""It's not fair that ____________.""I broke this, Mom. I'm sorry.""I'll march with you.""No, thanks, I don't want to hear a secret!" "You shouldn't talk behind her/his back.""Will you sign this petition?" "You can depend on me."Lack of moral courage sounds like: