The Golden Rule seems to be one of the few universally constant mandates of morality. Most cultures and religions around the world maintain some version of this concept. The exact phrase may vary, but the sentiment expressed by them remains the same. Sometimes it is articulated in the negative: “Do not do to others what you do not want done to you.” Other cultures formulate the Golden Rule in the positive: “Treat others as you wish to be treated.” For us Christians, Jesus tells us,