Natural Law

If King were alive today

Sheila Liaugminas | 18 January 2011

Dr. Martin Luther King lives on in his legacy. There are many voices speaking for what that means today.

Illinois professor fired for doing his job

Sheila Liaugminas | 12 July 2010

This story is picking up press, and it should. Freedom of speech is at the heart of it, as is the effort yet again to attack legitimate expression of belief, expressed…where? In a classroom setting that fosters intellecutal inquiry and critical thinking skills? Not exactly.

Where the ‘oughts’ come from

Sheila Liaugminas | 29 April 2010

Activists have been trying to drive religiously informed voices out of public debate for a very long time, with some success. But what’s their basis for arguing what we ought to do?

The State is not the source of ethics

Sheila Liaugminas | 17 February 2010

Religiously informed people already know from where moral guidelines derive, and it's not government. But Pope Benedict XVI brought up that point again when he addressed “problems revolving around the issue of bioethics” with the Pontifical Academy for Life, in their annual meeting.

Bigotry and extremism

Sheila Liaugminas | 14 December 2009

They’re in the eye of the beholder….the bullseye, when the media are concerned. And they are concerned…

UN-characteristic

Sheila Liaugminas | 23 September 2009

For all the ink spilled today on those notorious speeches on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly, I haven’t seen anything focus on what President Barack Obama referred to as the UN founding charter, its mission, and that of the United States….the universal human rights of all people everywhere.

Law and order activism

Sheila Liaugminas | 12 September 2009

The problem with America is not Republican or Democrat. It’s lack of fidelity to the Constitution. It’s lack of belief in the natural law.