Justice

Justice means to render unto others their due. There are five theories of justice that answer the question what are people due? **Merit ** defines what we are due as that which we fairly earn. (LK 19:11-27)  **Egalitarian ** defines what we are due as what everyone else is due. (RM 02:01-11) **Entitlement ** defines what we are due what will make us equal or more equal. (MT 20:01-16) **Imperial ** define what is due as what we are now getting. There’s a good reason we’re not equal. (MT 25:14-30) **Contract ** defines what we are due as what we agree upon.

To realize justice requires that the various theories be properly applied. Here at PND we would expect that the school rules would be fairly applied to everyone (egalitarian). Students would be credited with the grades that they fairly earned (merit). Peer Tutoring would offer help for those who need it (entitlement). Only qualifed teachers would be hired (imperial). The school and the parents would reach an agreement to eductate those enrolled (contract).

Often justice theories are combined. For example the traffic signals regulate the intersection on an egalitarian theory, but emergency vehicles on a call trump the egalitarian with an imperial theory.

