Admitting You're a Sinner

[SteveII]

Another difference that isn't there.  Deontological ethics are common and commonly secular.

Certainly not the same thing as following a objective, very specific list.

That's -exactly- what the term deontological ethics refers to.  Bound by moral duty to a set of rules.

No, my point is that deontological ethics are not "commonly secular". Without an actual list, the underlying ethics that create the duties and obligation change from generation to generation and from culture to culture. Also, you are also limiting your comparison to western society. Without a doubt, Christianity has shaped western thinking as far as ethics. The commonality you see is a result of that.