Positive/Negative Freedom

This reading reminded me of high school. I attended Blessed Trinity, a Catholic school, and we often discussed the 10 Commandments. The main point of all our discussions was actually a embracing the concept of positive freedom even though we did not learn the term. The main argument that my teachers made was that people need a religious moral code in order to ovoid sin. They maintained that sin is addictive and ultimately leads to suffering. It was interesting to see the larger philosophical context for the worldview many of my high school teachers suported