PEER PRESSURE AND CONSCIENCE

1
PEER PRESSURE AND CONSCIENCE
2

• Watergate cover-up
• JFK Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the
  enemy of growth.
• Everyone is doing it
• Going along with crowd destroys our individuality

3
VIRTUES

• Prudenceprevents us from rushing into situations
• Fortitude prompts us to work for Gods kingdom
• Prudence justicehelp us exercise virtue of
  fortitude
• Ulimate act of fortitude is martyrdom
• Martyr means witness

4

• We can practice spiritual disciplines that help
  us grow in the virtue of fortitude
• 1) Practice some form of self-denial for the Lord
• 2) Pray to be true to yourself
• 3)Help someone less fortunate than you
• 4) Play hard, study hard, work hard

5

• Fortitude can help you resist negative peer
  pressuresome hints
• 1) Resolve to be your own person
• 2) Know your own standards
• 3) Use humor and grace to say no
• 4) Stay away from situations that might tempt you
• 5) Remember the power of prayer
• Oscar Romero story