Sentence examples for morally necessary from inspiring English sources

Thus, Kant says that belief in God is morally necessary, and that morality leads ineluctably to religion (CPrR 5 125).

In his Theodicy and in his correspondence with Clarke, he is careful to distinguish absolute necessity, hypothetical necessity, and moral necessity, arguing that it is morally necessary but not absolutely necessary that God chose to create the best world.

To proclaim Federer as the greatest of all tennis players is statistically straightforward and morally necessary.

But it is unclear whether protecting the footprint is politically or morally necessary.

This punitive, deterrent-based approach is justified as morally necessary to protect asylum seekers from their own desperation and stop them drowning at sea.

If this newer order completely vanquishes the older marital ideal, then gay marriage will become not only acceptable but morally necessary.

It is both morally and legally necessary (i.e., it is required both by morality and by the law) that no murders are committed, even though murders are in fact being committed.

Most officials admit the rule is morally indefensible but necessary to preserve the League's integrity.

"Abolishing slavery was morally imperative and necessary, and it's regrettable that it took the Civil War to do it.

They do not remove the necessary, morally objectionable cooperation required of these institutions with this "neutral" mandate.

Young white voters backed Mr Obama in much higher numbers than older ones did.This March Haley Barbour, who has a record of racially insensitive remarks, said in an interview: "Slavery was the primary, central cause of secession…abolishing slavery was morally imperative and necessary, and it's regrettable that it took the civil war to do it.