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I think that the first point of morals in any discussion is the difference between morals and ethics.
Morals are society’s definition of right versus wrong (keeping in mind that different societies have different morals)
Ethics are whether or not you choose to FOLLOW the “rules” set by the society you CHOOSE to live in.

Religion, yiddishket, frum, charedi, whatever term you want to use, is a society of it’s own, but each sect has it’s own concept of what is moral. And it’s not our place to judge or determine that one sect’s moral code is wrong just because it’s different than another’s interpretation of Talmud or Gemorrah when it comes to halachah. That being said, it is difficult to have a true conversation on morals (and ethics) in Torah, because if two people are having a halachic discussion and they are from different sects, they will have different interpretations of what is morally right or wrong, and they would both be correct,
It’s like the “Schroedinger’s Cat” (physics example, look it up) of religion.

Just my two cents.