Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 What Is the Basis for Ethics?: Chapter Preface 18
1 Moral Relativism, R.I.R Helen Rittelmeyer 20
2 With Religion on the Decline, Secular Values Are on the Rise R.R. Reno 30
3 Secular Congregations Promote Humanist Values and Morals Adam Lee 42
4 Remember the Religious Roots of Liberal Thought Larry Siedentop 50
5 Innate Morality Is Often Overwhelmed by Other Biological Processes Srini Pillay 54
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 58
Chapter 2 What Ethics Should Guide Decisions About Life?: Chapter Preface 60
1 There Is Wide Disagreement About the Morally Relevant Moment of Life Kenneth W. Krause 62
2 When Do We Become Truly Conscious? The New Science of Consciousness Should Change How We Think About Thorny Ethical Dilemmas Daniel Bor 71
3 The Choice of a Pregnant Woman Always Outweighs the Life of a Fetus Peter Singer 80
4 How the Left's Abortion Thinking Led to Gosnell Benjamin Brophy 85
5 Aid in Dying Is a Moral and Just Health Care Choice Barbara Coombs Lee 91
6 Physician-Assisted Dying Is Justified by Accepted Ethical Principles Jean Mercier Wayne Sumner Daniel Weinstock 96
7 Medicinal Murder: Charting the Steady Expansion of Euthanasia in Europe Wesley J. Smith 101
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 115
Chapter 3 Should Religious Beliefs About Ethics Justify Behavior?: Chapter Preface 117
1 Conscience Objections Based on Religion and Morals Must Be Allowed Kathleen Hunker 117
2 Bakers of Conscience Ed Kilgore 124
3 Employers Should Not Be Forced to Provide for Objectionable Health Care Elizabeth H. Slattery Sarah Torre 129
4 Religious Freedom Does Not Allow Employer Denial of Health Care Garrett Epps 142
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 149
Chapter 4 How Should Ethics Guide Economic Policies?: Chapter Preface 151
1 It Should Be Recognized That Economic Policies Have Roots in Moral Philosophy Robert H. Nelson 153
2 Morality Requires Reform of the Current Economic System Joseph E. Stiglitz 166
3 The Free Market Is the Only Moral Economic System Arthur C. Brooks 173
4 There Is a Moral and Economic Case for Raising the Minimum Wage Norm Ornstein 178
5 Minimum Wage Laws Are Immoral and Harmful Ari Armstrong 184
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 189
For Further Discussion 190
Organizations to Contact 192
Bibliography of Books 200
Index 203
