Found this in our local paper and found it interesting. An essay contest poses the question "Is it ever wrong to do the right thing?".

Some of you here are great debaters

Submissions must be postmarked by April 1, 2009. 4 Finalists will be chosen (who each receive $500 plus travel, food and lodging expenses) to debate live on June 13, 2009 in New York Mills, MN.

You can enter here: www.think-off.org

 

I guess the first question I have is, in whose judgement? Being a Christian, I don't believe it's ever wrong to do anything that is right in God's eyes. At the same point doing something that "right" in a persons eyes may not be what is really right.

In order to fully answer this question, "right" really needs to be defined. I have my views and beliefs of what right is, but I promise you that not everyone shares those.

 

This is what it says:

"The key to writing a successful essay is to ground your argument in personal experience. The judges are looking for essays that address this central problem of moral philosophy by speaking about personal experience rather than abstract philosophical reasoning. Tell a good story that shows a firm standing on one side or the other of this philosophical divide."

"The winner is decided by the audience attending the debate and she or he will be named “America’s Greatest Thinker for 2009."

 

So it's more like, to you, is it ever wrong to do right. That only really answers the question for each person, not as a whole. I get where they are going.